diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 88b3aa8eec72fe68aa2a4dc0755504dedc7e8ed5..2aeb6601e5d6e77f73b9eb5dfc9e1a789a8b687c 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
  *    list.
  */
 
-define tsmclient($serveraddress, $nodename=$fqdn,
+define tsmclient($serveraddress=undef, $nodename=$fqdn,
 		 $optoptions=[], $sysoptions=[], $inclexcl=[])
 {
     include tsmclient::install