diff --git a/.fixtures.yml b/.fixtures.yml
index 43e02f832..181d6645f 100644
--- a/.fixtures.yml
+++ b/.fixtures.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ fixtures:
     "mysql": "git://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-mysql.git"
     "stdlib": "git://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-stdlib.git"
     "sysctl": "git://github.com/duritong/puppet-sysctl.git"
-    "rabbitmq": "git://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-rabbitmq.git"
+    "rabbitmq":
+      repo: "git://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-rabbitmq"
+      ref: 43a000b95b13c62e4fbea14e31bc61929bda1b23
     "qpid": "git://github.com/dprince/puppet-qpid.git"
     'inifile':  'git://github.com/cprice-puppet/puppetlabs-inifile'
     "postgresql": "git://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet-postgresql.git"
diff --git a/spec/classes/nova_rabbitmq_spec.rb b/spec/classes/nova_rabbitmq_spec.rb
index 82af5dfa5..a5c7537e7 100644
--- a/spec/classes/nova_rabbitmq_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/nova_rabbitmq_spec.rb
@@ -3,19 +3,22 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe 'nova::rabbitmq' do
 
   let :facts do
-    {:puppetversion => '2.7'}
+    {
+      :puppetversion => '2.7',
+      :osfamily => 'Debian'
+    }
   end
 
   describe 'with defaults' do
-  
+
     it 'should contain all of the default resources' do
-  
+
       should contain_class('rabbitmq::server').with(
         :service_ensure    => 'running',
         :port              => '5672',
         :delete_guest_user => false
       )
-    
+
       should contain_rabbitmq_vhost('/').with(
         :provider => 'rabbitmqctl'
       )
@@ -39,7 +42,7 @@ describe 'nova::rabbitmq' do
         :password => 'pass',
         :provider => 'rabbitmqctl'
       )
-  
+
       should contain_rabbitmq_user_permissions('dan@/').with(
         :configure_permission => '.*',
         :write_permission     => '.*',
@@ -69,7 +72,7 @@ describe 'nova::rabbitmq' do
         :port              => '5672',
         :delete_guest_user => false
       )
-    
+
       should_not contain_rabbitmq_vhost('/')
 
     end