diff --git a/puppet-{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/lib/puppet/provider/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}_config/ini_setting.rb b/puppet-{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/lib/puppet/provider/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}_config/ini_setting.rb
index d683ab2..e7208a4 100644
--- a/puppet-{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/lib/puppet/provider/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}_config/ini_setting.rb
+++ b/puppet-{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/lib/puppet/provider/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}_config/ini_setting.rb
@@ -1,27 +1,10 @@
 Puppet::Type.type(:{{cookiecutter.project_name}}_config).provide(
   :ini_setting,
-  :parent => Puppet::Type.type(:ini_setting).provider(:ruby)
+  :parent => Puppet::Type.type(:openstack_config).provider(:ini_setting)
 ) do
 
-  def section
-    resource[:name].split('/', 2).first
-  end
-
-  def setting
-    resource[:name].split('/', 2).last
-  end
-
-  def separator
-    '='
-  end
-
   def self.file_path
     '/etc/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}.conf'
   end
 
-  # added for backwards compatibility with older versions of inifile
-  def file_path
-    self.class.file_path
-  end
-
 end
diff --git a/puppet-{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/lib/puppet/type/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}_config.rb b/puppet-{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/lib/puppet/type/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}_config.rb
index 25e9490..7299c27 100644
--- a/puppet-{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/lib/puppet/type/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}_config.rb
+++ b/puppet-{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/lib/puppet/type/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}_config.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Puppet::Type.newtype(:{{cookiecutter.project_name}}_config) do
   ensurable
 
   newparam(:name, :namevar => true) do
-    desc 'Section/setting name to manage from /etc/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}.conf'
+    desc 'Section/setting name to manage from {{cookiecutter.project_name}}.conf'
     newvalues(/\S+\/\S+/)
   end
 
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Puppet::Type.newtype(:{{cookiecutter.project_name}}_config) do
       value.capitalize! if value =~ /^(true|false)$/i
       value
     end
+    newvalues(/^[\S ]*$/)
 
     def is_to_s( currentvalue )
       if resource.secret?
@@ -39,4 +40,14 @@ Puppet::Type.newtype(:{{cookiecutter.project_name}}_config) do
 
     defaultto false
   end
+
+  newparam(:ensure_absent_val) do
+    desc 'A value that is specified as the value property will behave as if ensure => absent was specified'
+    defaultto('<SERVICE DEFAULT>')
+  end
+
+  autorequire(:package) do
+    '{{cookiecutter.project_name}}'
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/puppet-{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/spec/unit/provider/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}_config/ini_setting_spec.rb b/puppet-{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/spec/unit/provider/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}_config/ini_setting_spec.rb
index 47d8679..8ddea48 100644
--- a/puppet-{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/spec/unit/provider/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}_config/ini_setting_spec.rb
+++ b/puppet-{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/spec/unit/provider/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}_config/ini_setting_spec.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#
 # these tests are a little concerning b/c they are hacking around the
 # modulepath, so these tests will not catch issues that may eventually arise
 # related to loading these plugins.
@@ -13,6 +14,17 @@ $LOAD_PATH.push(
     'inifile',
     'lib')
 )
+$LOAD_PATH.push(
+  File.join(
+    File.dirname(__FILE__),
+    '..',
+    '..',
+    '..',
+    'fixtures',
+    'modules',
+    'openstacklib',
+    'lib')
+)
 require 'spec_helper'
 provider_class = Puppet::Type.type(:{{cookiecutter.project_name}}_config).provider(:ini_setting)
 describe provider_class do
@@ -34,4 +46,23 @@ describe provider_class do
     expect(provider.section).to eq('dude')
     expect(provider.setting).to eq('foo')
   end
+
+  it 'should ensure absent when <SERVICE DEFAULT> is specified as a value' do
+    resource = Puppet::Type::{{cookiecutter.project_name|capitalize}}_config.new(
+      {:name => 'dude/foo', :value => '<SERVICE DEFAULT>'}
+    )
+    provider = provider_class.new(resource)
+    provider.exists?
+    expect(resource[:ensure]).to eq :absent
+  end
+
+  it 'should ensure absent when value matches ensure_absent_val' do
+    resource = Puppet::Type::{{cookiecutter.project_name|capitalize}}_config.new(
+      {:name => 'dude/foo', :value => 'foo', :ensure_absent_val => 'foo' }
+    )
+    provider = provider_class.new(resource)
+    provider.exists?
+    expect(resource[:ensure]).to eq :absent
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/puppet-{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/spec/unit/type/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}_config_spec.rb b/puppet-{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/spec/unit/type/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}_config_spec.rb
index 1db93f1..55d61bb 100644
--- a/puppet-{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/spec/unit/type/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}_config_spec.rb
+++ b/puppet-{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/spec/unit/type/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}_config_spec.rb
@@ -49,4 +49,16 @@ describe 'Puppet::Type.type(:{{cookiecutter.project_name}}_config)' do
       @{{cookiecutter.project_name}}_config[:ensure] = :latest
     }.to raise_error(Puppet::Error, /Invalid value/)
   end
+
+  it 'should autorequire the package that install the file' do
+    catalog = Puppet::Resource::Catalog.new
+    package = Puppet::Type.type(:package).new(:name => '{{cookiecutter.project_name}}-common')
+    catalog.add_resource package, @{{cookiecutter.project_name}}_config
+    dependency = @{{cookiecutter.project_name}}_config.autorequire
+    expect(dependency.size).to eq(1)
+    expect(dependency[0].target).to eq(@{{cookiecutter.project_name}}_config)
+    expect(dependency[0].source).to eq(package)
+  end
+
+
 end