diff --git a/manifests/host/sriov.pp b/manifests/host/sriov.pp
index c06796d94..b94c472d6 100644
--- a/manifests/host/sriov.pp
+++ b/manifests/host/sriov.pp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class tripleo::host::sriov (
 ) {
 
   if !empty($number_of_vfs) {
-    sriov_vf_config { $number_of_vfs: }
+    sriov_vf_config { $number_of_vfs: ensure => present }
 
     # the numvfs configuration needs to be persisted for every boot
     tripleo::host::sriov::numvfs_persistence {'persistent_numvfs':
diff --git a/spec/classes/tripleo_host_sriov_spec.rb b/spec/classes/tripleo_host_sriov_spec.rb
index eb2213ae1..4c81c7296 100644
--- a/spec/classes/tripleo_host_sriov_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/tripleo_host_sriov_spec.rb
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ describe 'tripleo::host::sriov' do
       end
 
       it 'configures numvfs' do
-        is_expected.to contain_sriov_vf_config('eth0:4')
-        is_expected.to contain_sriov_vf_config('eth1:5')
+        is_expected.to contain_sriov_vf_config('eth0:4').with( :ensure => 'present' )
+        is_expected.to contain_sriov_vf_config('eth1:5').with( :ensure => 'present' )
         is_expected.to contain_tripleo__host__sriov__numvfs_persistence('persistent_numvfs').with(
           :vf_defs        => ['eth0:4','eth1:5'],
           :content_string => "#!/bin/bash\n"