diff --git a/puppet-manifests/centos/build_srpm.data b/puppet-manifests/centos/build_srpm.data
index 89ee8fe6e1..c68b6304cd 100644
--- a/puppet-manifests/centos/build_srpm.data
+++ b/puppet-manifests/centos/build_srpm.data
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 SRC_DIR="src"
-TIS_PATCH_VER=77
+TIS_PATCH_VER=78
diff --git a/puppet-manifests/src/modules/platform/manifests/mtce.pp b/puppet-manifests/src/modules/platform/manifests/mtce.pp
index 705ac723ad..f48f30b3b8 100644
--- a/puppet-manifests/src/modules/platform/manifests/mtce.pp
+++ b/puppet-manifests/src/modules/platform/manifests/mtce.pp
@@ -39,7 +39,12 @@ class platform::mtce
 
   $boot_device = $::boot_disk_device_path
 
-  file { '/etc/rmonfiles.d/static.conf':
+  file {'/etc/rmonfiles.d':
+      ensure => directory,
+      mode   => '0755',
+  }
+
+  -> file { '/etc/rmonfiles.d/static.conf':
       ensure  => present,
       mode    => '0644',
       content => template('mtce/static_conf.erb'),