diff --git a/spec/unit/type/barbican_api_uwsgi_config_spec.rb b/spec/unit/type/barbican_api_uwsgi_config_spec.rb
index 6a393983..69785fac 100644
--- a/spec/unit/type/barbican_api_uwsgi_config_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/type/barbican_api_uwsgi_config_spec.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe 'Puppet::Type.type(:barbican_api_uwsgi_config)' do
     expect(@barbican_api_uwsgi_config[:value]).to eq('bar')
   end
 
-  it 'should not accept a value with whitespace' do
+  it 'should accept a value with whitespace' do
     @barbican_api_uwsgi_config[:value] = 'b ar'
     expect(@barbican_api_uwsgi_config[:value]).to eq('b ar')
   end
diff --git a/spec/unit/type/barbican_config_spec.rb b/spec/unit/type/barbican_config_spec.rb
index 19dd6604..4c90e56a 100644
--- a/spec/unit/type/barbican_config_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/type/barbican_config_spec.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe 'Puppet::Type.type(:barbican_config)' do
     expect(@barbican_config[:value]).to eq(['bar'])
   end
 
-  it 'should not accept a value with whitespace' do
+  it 'should accept a value with whitespace' do
     @barbican_config[:value] = 'b ar'
     expect(@barbican_config[:value]).to eq(['b ar'])
   end