diff --git a/modules/desktop/manifests/init.pp b/modules/desktop/manifests/init.pp
index f254994dc4bbfe136db793890d8a2dfd46c0c953..87aed156e0ca688635607d5fc6ad4284b96df0c7 100644
--- a/modules/desktop/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/modules/desktop/manifests/init.pp
@@ -79,11 +79,9 @@ class desktop {
 			Package['lxde'],
 			File['/etc/skel/Desktop'],
 		],
-		notify => Exec['fix-desktop-leafpad'],
 	}
 
 	exec { 'fix-desktop-leafpad':
-		refreshonly => true,
 		command => '/bin/sed -i "/^Name/ s/=.*/=Notes/;" /etc/skel/Desktop/leafpad.desktop',
 		unless => '/bin/grep -q "^Name=Notes" /etc/skel/Desktop/leafpad.desktop',
 	}
@@ -95,11 +93,9 @@ class desktop {
 			Package['lxde'],
 			File['/etc/skel/Desktop'],
 		],
-		notify => Exec['fix-desktop-galculator'],
 	}
 
 	exec { 'fix-desktop-galculator':
-		refreshonly => true,
 		command => '/bin/sed -i "/^Name/ s/=.*/=Calculator/;" /etc/skel/Desktop/galculator.desktop',
 		unless => '/bin/grep -q "^Name.*=Calculator" /etc/skel/Desktop/galculator.desktop',
 	}
@@ -119,11 +115,9 @@ class desktop {
 			Package['florence'],
 			File['/etc/skel/Desktop'],
 		],
-		notify => Exec['fix-desktop-florence'],
 	}
 
 	exec { 'fix-desktop-florence':
-		refreshonly => true,
 		command => '/bin/sed -i "/^Name/ s/=.*/=Keyboard/;" /etc/skel/Desktop/florence.desktop',
 		unless => '/bin/grep -q "^Name.*=Keyboard" /etc/skel/Desktop/florence.desktop',
 	}
@@ -135,11 +129,9 @@ class desktop {
 			Package['pcmanfm'],
 			File['/etc/skel/Desktop'],
 		],
-		notify => Exec['fix-desktop-pcmanfm'],
 	}
 
 	exec { 'fix-desktop-pcmanfm':
-		refreshonly => true,
 		command => '/bin/sed -i "/^Name/ s/=.*/=Filemanager/;" /etc/skel/Desktop/pcmanfm.desktop',
 		unless => '/bin/grep -q "^Name.*=Filemanager" /etc/skel/Desktop/pcmanfm.desktop',
 	}
@@ -151,11 +143,9 @@ class desktop {
 			Package['iceweasel'],
 			File['/etc/skel/Desktop'],
 		],
-		notify => Exec['fix-desktop-iceweasel'],
 	}
 
 	exec { 'fix-desktop-iceweasel':
-		refreshonly => true,
 		command => '/bin/sed -i "/^Name/ s/=.*/=Webbrowser/;" /etc/skel/Desktop/iceweasel.desktop',
 		unless => '/bin/grep -q "^Name.*=Webbrowser" /etc/skel/Desktop/iceweasel.desktop',
 	}