diff --git a/cloud-init-templates/cloud_config_centos.jinja2 b/cloud-init-templates/cloud_config_centos.jinja2
index 717a9cec..8817b5d3 100644
--- a/cloud-init-templates/cloud_config_centos.jinja2
+++ b/cloud-init-templates/cloud_config_centos.jinja2
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ puppet:
       rundir: /var/run/puppet
       ssldir: $vardir/ssl
       pluginsync: true
+      prerun_command: /bin/true
+      postrun_command: /bin/true
     agent:
       classfile: $vardir/classes.txt
       localconfig: $vardir/localconfig
diff --git a/cloud-init-templates/cloud_config_ubuntu.jinja2 b/cloud-init-templates/cloud_config_ubuntu.jinja2
index 61e67583..2a09d0ae 100644
--- a/cloud-init-templates/cloud_config_ubuntu.jinja2
+++ b/cloud-init-templates/cloud_config_ubuntu.jinja2
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ puppet:
       rundir: /var/run/puppet
       ssldir: $vardir/ssl
       pluginsync: true
+      prerun_command: /bin/true
+      postrun_command: /bin/true
     agent:
       classfile: $vardir/classes.txt
       localconfig: $vardir/localconfig