diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/ironic_config.rb b/lib/puppet/type/ironic_config.rb
index c5ea8eb0..a7873a2f 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/ironic_config.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/ironic_config.rb
@@ -39,4 +39,9 @@ Puppet::Type.newtype(:ironic_config) do
 
     defaultto false
   end
+
+  autorequire(:package) do
+    'ironic-common'
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/manifests/api.pp b/manifests/api.pp
index 75c2e374..b648a155 100644
--- a/manifests/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/api.pp
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ class ironic::api (
   if $::ironic::params::api_package {
     Package['ironic-api'] -> Class['ironic::policy']
     Package['ironic-api'] -> Service['ironic-api']
-    Package['ironic-api'] -> Ironic_config<||>
     package { 'ironic-api':
       ensure => $package_ensure,
       name   => $::ironic::params::api_package,
diff --git a/manifests/conductor.pp b/manifests/conductor.pp
index 032d9163..31344640 100644
--- a/manifests/conductor.pp
+++ b/manifests/conductor.pp
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ class ironic::conductor (
   # Install package
   if $::ironic::params::conductor_package {
     Package['ironic-conductor'] -> Service['ironic-conductor']
-    Package['ironic-conductor'] -> Ironic_config<||>
     package { 'ironic-conductor':
       ensure => $package_ensure,
       name   => $::ironic::params::conductor_package,
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index fb4f8dc3..e7a4daeb 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -239,8 +239,6 @@ class ironic (
     $rabbit_user_real = $rabbit_userid
   }
 
-  Package['ironic-common'] -> Ironic_config<||>
-
   file { '/etc/ironic':
     ensure  => directory,
     require => Package['ironic-common'],
diff --git a/spec/classes/ironic_api_spec.rb b/spec/classes/ironic_api_spec.rb
index a8765d80..0c256f02 100644
--- a/spec/classes/ironic_api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/ironic_api_spec.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ describe 'ironic::api' do
           :ensure => p[:package_ensure],
           :tag    => ['openstack', 'ironic-package'],
         )
-        is_expected.to contain_package('ironic-api').with_before(/Ironic_config\[.+\]/)
         is_expected.to contain_package('ironic-api').with_before(/Service\[ironic-api\]/)
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/classes/ironic_conductor_spec.rb b/spec/classes/ironic_conductor_spec.rb
index a3098ae1..f93bf487 100644
--- a/spec/classes/ironic_conductor_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/ironic_conductor_spec.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ describe 'ironic::conductor' do
           :ensure => p[:package_ensure],
           :tag    => ['openstack', 'ironic-package'],
         )
-        is_expected.to contain_package('ironic-conductor').with_before(/Ironic_config\[.+\]/)
         is_expected.to contain_package('ironic-conductor').with_before(/Service\[ironic-conductor\]/)
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/ironic_config/ini_setting_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/ironic_config/ini_setting_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6a288beb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/ironic_config/ini_setting_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+$LOAD_PATH.push(
+  File.join(
+    File.dirname(__FILE__),
+    '..',
+    '..',
+    '..',
+    'fixtures',
+    'modules',
+    'inifile',
+    'lib')
+)
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+provider_class = Puppet::Type.type(:ironic_config).provider(:ini_setting)
+
+describe provider_class do
+
+  it 'should default to the default setting when no other one is specified' do
+    resource = Puppet::Type::Ironic_config.new(
+      {
+        :name => 'DEFAULT/foo',
+        :value => 'bar'
+      }
+    )
+    provider = provider_class.new(resource)
+    expect(provider.section).to eq('DEFAULT')
+    expect(provider.setting).to eq('foo')
+  end
+
+  it 'should allow setting to be set explicitly' do
+    resource = Puppet::Type::Ironic_config.new(
+      {
+        :name => 'dude/foo',
+        :value => 'bar'
+      }
+    )
+    provider = provider_class.new(resource)
+    expect(provider.section).to eq('dude')
+    expect(provider.setting).to eq('foo')
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/unit/type/ironic_config_spec.rb b/spec/unit/type/ironic_config_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7b7a3737
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/unit/type/ironic_config_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+require 'puppet'
+require 'puppet/type/ironic_config'
+
+describe 'Puppet::Type.type(:ironic_config)' do
+  before :each do
+    @ironic_config = Puppet::Type.type(:ironic_config).new(:name => 'DEFAULT/foo', :value => 'bar')
+  end
+
+  it 'should autorequire the package that install the file' do
+    catalog = Puppet::Resource::Catalog.new
+    package = Puppet::Type.type(:package).new(:name => 'ironic-common')
+    catalog.add_resource package, @ironic_config
+    dependency = @ironic_config.autorequire
+    expect(dependency.size).to eq(1)
+    expect(dependency[0].target).to eq(@ironic_config)
+    expect(dependency[0].source).to eq(package)
+  end
+
+end