diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/designate_config/ini_setting.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/designate_config/openstackconfig.rb
similarity index 57%
rename from lib/puppet/provider/designate_config/ini_setting.rb
rename to lib/puppet/provider/designate_config/openstackconfig.rb
index 53c0d4e3..3d2023c5 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/designate_config/ini_setting.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/designate_config/openstackconfig.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Puppet::Type.type(:designate_config).provide(
-  :ini_setting,
-  :parent => Puppet::Type.type(:openstack_config).provider(:ini_setting)
+  :openstackconfig,
+  :parent => Puppet::Type.type(:openstack_config).provider(:ruby)
 ) do
 
   def self.file_path
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/designate_config.rb b/lib/puppet/type/designate_config.rb
index 0b86eef0..420d7a30 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/designate_config.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/designate_config.rb
@@ -7,14 +7,22 @@ Puppet::Type.newtype(:designate_config) do
     newvalues(/\S+\/\S+/)
   end
 
-  newproperty(:value) do
+  newproperty(:value, :array_matching => :all) do
     desc 'The value of the setting to be defined.'
+    def insync?(is)
+      return true if @should.empty?
+      return false unless is.is_a? Array
+      return false unless is.length == @should.length
+      return (
+        is & @should == is or
+        is & @should.map(&:to_s) == is
+      )
+    end
     munge do |value|
       value = value.to_s.strip
       value.capitalize! if value =~ /^(true|false)$/i
       value
     end
-    newvalues(/^[\S ]*$/)
 
     def is_to_s( currentvalue )
       if resource.secret?
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/designate_config/ini_setting_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/designate_config/openstackconfig_spec.rb
similarity index 85%
rename from spec/unit/provider/designate_config/ini_setting_spec.rb
rename to spec/unit/provider/designate_config/openstackconfig_spec.rb
index fb83d3a0..b0eb1917 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/designate_config/ini_setting_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/designate_config/openstackconfig_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # these tests are a little concerning b/c they are hacking around the
 # modulepath, so these tests will not catch issues that may eventually arise
 # related to loading these plugins.
-# I could not, for the life of me, figure out how to programatcally set the modulepath
+# I could not, for the life of me, figure out how to programmatically set the modulepath
 $LOAD_PATH.push(
   File.join(
     File.dirname(__FILE__),
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ $LOAD_PATH.push(
     'lib')
 )
 require 'spec_helper'
-provider_class = Puppet::Type.type(:designate_config).provider(:ini_setting)
+provider_class = Puppet::Type.type(:designate_config).provider(:openstackconfig)
 describe provider_class do
 
   it 'should default to the default setting when no other one is specified' do
     resource = Puppet::Type::Designate_config.new(
-      {:name => 'DEFAULT/foo', :value => 'plop'}
+      {:name => 'DEFAULT/foo', :value => 'bar'}
     )
     provider = provider_class.new(resource)
     expect(provider.section).to eq('DEFAULT')
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ describe provider_class do
 
   it 'should allow setting to be set explicitly' do
     resource = Puppet::Type::Designate_config.new(
-      {:name => 'boo/zoo', :value => 'plop'}
+      {:name => 'dude/foo', :value => 'bar'}
     )
     provider = provider_class.new(resource)
-    expect(provider.section).to  eq('boo')
-    expect(provider.setting).to eq('zoo')
+    expect(provider.section).to eq('dude')
+    expect(provider.setting).to eq('foo')
   end
 
   it 'should ensure absent when <SERVICE DEFAULT> is specified as a value' do
@@ -64,4 +64,5 @@ describe provider_class do
     provider.exists?
     expect(resource[:ensure]).to eq :absent
   end
+
 end
diff --git a/spec/unit/type/designate_config_spec.rb b/spec/unit/type/designate_config_spec.rb
index ebc6ea21..7e9eb4de 100644
--- a/spec/unit/type/designate_config_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/type/designate_config_spec.rb
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ describe 'Puppet::Type.type(:designate_config)' do
 
   it 'should accept a valid value' do
     @designate_config[:value] = 'bar'
-    expect(@designate_config[:value]).to eq('bar')
+    expect(@designate_config[:value]).to eq(['bar'])
   end
 
   it 'should not accept a value with whitespace' do
     @designate_config[:value] = 'b ar'
-    expect(@designate_config[:value]).to eq('b ar')
+    expect(@designate_config[:value]).to eq(['b ar'])
   end
 
   it 'should accept valid ensure values' do