diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 5bab21da..75d6c161 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 class glance(
-  package_ensure = 'present'
+  $package_ensure = 'present'
 ) {
   file { '/etc/glance/':
     ensure  => directory,
diff --git a/spec/classes/glance_api_spec.rb b/spec/classes/glance_api_spec.rb
index e0ff8286..01100616 100644
--- a/spec/classes/glance_api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/glance_api_spec.rb
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ describe 'glance::api' do
   ].each do |param_set|
 
     describe "when #{param_set == {} ? "using default" : "specifying"} class parameters" do
+
       let :param_hash do
-        param_set == {} ? default_params : params
+        default_params.merge(param_set)
       end
 
       let :params do