diff --git a/manifests/selinux.pp b/manifests/selinux.pp
index 0e478cf0..123d4662 100644
--- a/manifests/selinux.pp
+++ b/manifests/selinux.pp
@@ -89,7 +89,9 @@ class cloud::selinux (
     }
   }
 
-  selboolean { $booleans : }
+  selboolean { $booleans :
+    persistent => true,
+  }
   selmodule { $modules: }
 
 }
diff --git a/spec/classes/cloud_selinux_spec.rb b/spec/classes/cloud_selinux_spec.rb
index bcd0d3aa..788fc6ba 100644
--- a/spec/classes/cloud_selinux_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/cloud_selinux_spec.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ describe 'cloud::selinux' do
 
   shared_examples_for 'manage selinux' do
 
-    context 'with selinux disabled' do
+    context 'with selinux enforcing' do
       before :each do
         facts.merge!( :selinux_current_mode => 'enforcing' )
       end
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ describe 'cloud::selinux' do
 
     end
 
-    context 'with selinux enforcing' do
+    context 'with selinux disabled' do
       before :each do
         facts.merge!( :selinux => 'false' )
       end