diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/a2mod/modfix.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/a2mod/modfix.rb
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+Puppet::Type.type(:a2mod).provide :modfix do
+    desc "Dummy provider for A2mod.
+
+    Fake nil resources when there is no crontab binary available. Allows
+    puppetd to run on a bootstrapped machine before a Cron package has been
+    installed. Workaround for: http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/2384
+    "
+
+    def self.instances
+        []
+    end
+end
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