diff --git a/states/sysctl/init.sls b/states/sysctl/init.sls
index 0c455fb..d314086 100644
--- a/states/sysctl/init.sls
+++ b/states/sysctl/init.sls
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {%- from "sysctl/map.jinja" import sysctl with context %}
 {%- for file,sysctls in sysctl.config.items() %}
 sysctl-file-{{ file }}:
-  file.touch:
+  file.manage:
     - name: /etc/sysctl.d/{{ file }}.conf
 
 sysctl-values-{{ file }}: