diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/glance_api_config/ini_setting.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/glance_api_config/openstackconfig.rb
similarity index 57%
rename from lib/puppet/provider/glance_api_config/ini_setting.rb
rename to lib/puppet/provider/glance_api_config/openstackconfig.rb
index 7762142d..664b48ec 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/glance_api_config/ini_setting.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/glance_api_config/openstackconfig.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Puppet::Type.type(:glance_api_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/glance_api_config.rb b/lib/puppet/type/glance_api_config.rb
index 8a5ac680..38de2ba6 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/glance_api_config.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/glance_api_config.rb
@@ -7,14 +7,22 @@ Puppet::Type.newtype(:glance_api_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/glance_api_config/ini_setting_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/glance_api_config/openstackconfig_spec.rb
similarity index 80%
rename from spec/unit/provider/glance_api_config/ini_setting_spec.rb
rename to spec/unit/provider/glance_api_config/openstackconfig_spec.rb
index 14c97ee6..ef8e6ccf 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/glance_api_config/ini_setting_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/glance_api_config/openstackconfig_spec.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+#
+# 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 programmatically set the modulepath
 $LOAD_PATH.push(
   File.join(
     File.dirname(__FILE__),
@@ -20,19 +25,13 @@ $LOAD_PATH.push(
     'openstacklib',
     'lib')
 )
-
 require 'spec_helper'
-
-provider_class = Puppet::Type.type(:glance_api_config).provider(:ini_setting)
-
+provider_class = Puppet::Type.type(:glance_api_config).provider(:openstackconfig)
 describe provider_class do
 
   it 'should default to the default setting when no other one is specified' do
     resource = Puppet::Type::Glance_api_config.new(
-      {
-        :name => 'DEFAULT/foo',
-        :value => 'bar'
-      }
+      {:name => 'DEFAULT/foo', :value => 'bar'}
     )
     provider = provider_class.new(resource)
     expect(provider.section).to eq('DEFAULT')
@@ -41,10 +40,7 @@ describe provider_class do
 
   it 'should allow setting to be set explicitly' do
     resource = Puppet::Type::Glance_api_config.new(
-      {
-        :name => 'dude/foo',
-        :value => 'bar'
-      }
+      {:name => 'dude/foo', :value => 'bar'}
     )
     provider = provider_class.new(resource)
     expect(provider.section).to eq('dude')
@@ -68,4 +64,5 @@ describe provider_class do
     provider.exists?
     expect(resource[:ensure]).to eq :absent
   end
+
 end
diff --git a/spec/unit/type/glance_api_config_spec.rb b/spec/unit/type/glance_api_config_spec.rb
index 623dd7a9..866077a7 100644
--- a/spec/unit/type/glance_api_config_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/type/glance_api_config_spec.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,51 @@ describe 'Puppet::Type.type(:glance_api_config)' do
     @glance_api_config = Puppet::Type.type(:glance_api_config).new(:name => 'DEFAULT/foo', :value => 'bar')
   end
 
+  it 'should require a name' do
+    expect {
+      Puppet::Type.type(:glance_api_config).new({})
+    }.to raise_error(Puppet::Error, 'Title or name must be provided')
+  end
+
+  it 'should not expect a name with whitespace' do
+    expect {
+      Puppet::Type.type(:glance_api_config).new(:name => 'f oo')
+    }.to raise_error(Puppet::Error, /Parameter name failed/)
+  end
+
+  it 'should fail when there is no section' do
+    expect {
+      Puppet::Type.type(:glance_api_config).new(:name => 'foo')
+    }.to raise_error(Puppet::Error, /Parameter name failed/)
+  end
+
+  it 'should not require a value when ensure is absent' do
+    Puppet::Type.type(:glance_api_config).new(:name => 'DEFAULT/foo', :ensure => :absent)
+  end
+
+  it 'should accept a valid value' do
+    @glance_api_config[:value] = 'bar'
+    expect(@glance_api_config[:value]).to eq(['bar'])
+  end
+
+  it 'should not accept a value with whitespace' do
+    @glance_api_config[:value] = 'b ar'
+    expect(@glance_api_config[:value]).to eq(['b ar'])
+  end
+
+  it 'should accept valid ensure values' do
+    @glance_api_config[:ensure] = :present
+    expect(@glance_api_config[:ensure]).to eq(:present)
+    @glance_api_config[:ensure] = :absent
+    expect(@glance_api_config[:ensure]).to eq(:absent)
+  end
+
+  it 'should not accept invalid ensure values' do
+    expect {
+      @glance_api_config[:ensure] = :latest
+    }.to raise_error(Puppet::Error, /Invalid value/)
+  end
+
   it 'should autorequire the package that install the file' do
     catalog = Puppet::Resource::Catalog.new
     anchor = Puppet::Type.type(:anchor).new(:name => 'glance::install::end')