diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/trove_datastore_version.rb b/lib/puppet/type/trove_datastore_version.rb
index e5207eb8..0ff447cd 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/trove_datastore_version.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/trove_datastore_version.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Puppet::Type.newtype(:trove_datastore_version) do
   end
 
   newparam(:datastore) do
-    desc "Datastore name)"
+    desc "Datastore name"
   end
 
   newparam(:manager) do
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ Puppet::Type.newtype(:trove_datastore_version) do
 
   newparam(:active) do
     desc "State"
+    newvalues('0', '1')
+    defaultto('1')
   end
 
   validate do
@@ -33,7 +35,6 @@ Puppet::Type.newtype(:trove_datastore_version) do
     raise(Puppet::Error, 'Manager must be set') unless self[:manager]
     raise(Puppet::Error, 'Image must be set') unless self[:image_id]
     raise(Puppet::Error, 'Packages must be set') unless self[:packages]
-    raise(Puppet::Error, 'State must be set') unless self[:active]
   end
 
   autorequire(:anchor) do
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/10_basic_trove_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/10_basic_trove_spec.rb
index fa698c8d..c0545fa6 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/10_basic_trove_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/10_basic_trove_spec.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ describe 'basic trove' do
         manager   => 'mysql',
         image_id  => 'dummy',
         packages  => '',
-        active    => 1,
       }
       EOS