diff --git a/modules/logstash/manifests/init.pp b/modules/logstash/manifests/init.pp
index f752231248..9496b92e7c 100644
--- a/modules/logstash/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/modules/logstash/manifests/init.pp
@@ -74,4 +74,8 @@ class logstash {
     group  => 'logstash',
     mode   => '0644',
   }
+
+  package { 'openjdk-7-jre-headless':
+    ensure => present,
+  }
 }