diff --git a/deployment_scripts/puppet/modules/pcs_fencing/manifests/fencing.pp b/deployment_scripts/puppet/modules/pcs_fencing/manifests/fencing.pp
index 7afc6f7..666a4ec 100644
--- a/deployment_scripts/puppet/modules/pcs_fencing/manifests/fencing.pp
+++ b/deployment_scripts/puppet/modules/pcs_fencing/manifests/fencing.pp
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ define pcs_fencing::fencing (
 
   cs_resource { $res_name:
     ensure              => present,
-    provided_by         => 'pacemaker',
+    # stonith does not support providers
+    provided_by         => undef,
     primitive_class     => 'stonith',
     primitive_type      => $agent_type,
     parameters          => $parameters,
diff --git a/deployment_scripts/puppet/modules/pcs_fencing/spec/defines/fencing_spec.rb b/deployment_scripts/puppet/modules/pcs_fencing/spec/defines/fencing_spec.rb
index 8cf03d7..85c95d8 100644
--- a/deployment_scripts/puppet/modules/pcs_fencing/spec/defines/fencing_spec.rb
+++ b/deployment_scripts/puppet/modules/pcs_fencing/spec/defines/fencing_spec.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ describe 'pcs_fencing::fencing', :type => :define do
   let :primitive_params do
     {
       :ensure => 'present',
-      :provided_by => 'pacemaker',
+      :provided_by => nil,
       :primitive_class => 'stonith',
       :primitive_type => params[:agent_type],
       :parameters => params[:parameters],
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ describe 'pcs_fencing::fencing', :type => :define do
         ["expressions", [
           {"attribute"=>"#uname",
            "operation"=>"ne",
-           "value"=>"node-1"}]]] 
+           "value"=>"node-1"}]]]
     }
   end
   let(:facts) {{ :osfamily => 'Debian' }}