diff --git a/manifests/requirements.pp b/manifests/requirements.pp
index d76d71a9..e1f65878 100644
--- a/manifests/requirements.pp
+++ b/manifests/requirements.pp
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@
       replace => false,
       content => '# Puppet will install and/or update pip packages listed here',
     }
-    $subscribe = File[$requirements]
+    $local_subscribe = File[$requirements]
   } else {
-    $subscribe = undef
+    $local_subscribe = undef
   }
 
   exec { "python_requirements${name}":
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
     timeout     => $timeout,
     cwd         => $cwd,
     user        => $owner,
-    subscribe   => $subscribe,
+    subscribe   => $local_subscribe,
     environment => $environment,
   }
 }