diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/glance_api_config/ini_setting.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/glance_api_config/ini_setting.rb
index b3cb0952..4323ae8c 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/glance_api_config/ini_setting.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/glance_api_config/ini_setting.rb
@@ -15,8 +15,13 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:glance_api_config).provide(
     '='
   end
 
-  def file_path
+  def self.file_path
     '/etc/glance/glance-api.conf'
   end
 
+  # this needs to be removed. This has been replaced with the class method
+  def file_path
+    self.class.file_path
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/glance_api_paste_ini/ini_setting.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/glance_api_paste_ini/ini_setting.rb
index b8f36849..d624d64b 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/glance_api_paste_ini/ini_setting.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/glance_api_paste_ini/ini_setting.rb
@@ -15,8 +15,13 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:glance_api_paste_ini).provide(
     '='
   end
 
-  def file_path
+  def self.file_path
     '/etc/glance/glance-api-paste.ini'
   end
 
+  # added for backwards compatibility with older versions of inifile
+  def file_path
+    self.class.file_path
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/glance_cache_config/ini_setting.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/glance_cache_config/ini_setting.rb
index 71f0c9a9..579dfb46 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/glance_cache_config/ini_setting.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/glance_cache_config/ini_setting.rb
@@ -15,8 +15,13 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:glance_cache_config).provide(
     '='
   end
 
-  def file_path
+  def self.file_path
     '/etc/glance/glance-cache.conf'
   end
 
+  # added for backwards compatibility with older versions of inifile
+  def file_path
+    self.class.file_path
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/glance_registry_config/ini_setting.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/glance_registry_config/ini_setting.rb
index 1a3fdb4b..5f843b5e 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/glance_registry_config/ini_setting.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/glance_registry_config/ini_setting.rb
@@ -15,8 +15,13 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:glance_registry_config).provide(
     '='
   end
 
-  def file_path
+  def self.file_path
     '/etc/glance/glance-registry.conf'
   end
 
+  # added for backwards compatibility with older versions of inifile
+  def file_path
+    self.class.file_path
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/glance_registry_paste_ini/ini_setting.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/glance_registry_paste_ini/ini_setting.rb
index 986bf8c6..36cb7e12 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/glance_registry_paste_ini/ini_setting.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/glance_registry_paste_ini/ini_setting.rb
@@ -15,8 +15,13 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:glance_registry_paste_ini).provide(
     '='
   end
 
-  def file_path
+  def self.file_path
     '/etc/glance/glance-registry-paste.ini'
   end
 
+  # added for backwards compatibility with older versions of inifile
+  def file_path
+    self.class.file_path
+  end
+
 end