diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/ring_account_device/swift_ring_builder.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/ring_account_device/swift_ring_builder.rb
index 1bde2728..dd174cee 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/ring_account_device/swift_ring_builder.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/ring_account_device/swift_ring_builder.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:ring_account_device).provide(
 
   optional_commands :swift_ring_builder => 'swift-ring-builder'
 
+  def self.prefetch(resource)
+    @my_ring = lookup_ring
+  end
+
+  def self.ring
+    @my_ring ||= lookup_ring
+  end
+
   # TODO maybe this should be a parameter eventually so that
   # it can be configurable
   def self.builder_file_path
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/ring_container_device/swift_ring_builder.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/ring_container_device/swift_ring_builder.rb
index 50d6a72d..a46c6e7f 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/ring_container_device/swift_ring_builder.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/ring_container_device/swift_ring_builder.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:ring_container_device).provide(
 
   optional_commands :swift_ring_builder => 'swift-ring-builder'
 
+  def self.prefetch(resource)
+    @my_ring = lookup_ring
+  end
+
+  def self.ring
+    @my_ring ||= lookup_ring
+  end
+
   # TODO maybe this should be a parameter eventually so that
   # it can be configurable
   def self.builder_file_path
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/ring_object_device/swift_ring_builder.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/ring_object_device/swift_ring_builder.rb
index b1532955..625af32e 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/ring_object_device/swift_ring_builder.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/ring_object_device/swift_ring_builder.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:ring_object_device).provide(
 
   optional_commands :swift_ring_builder => 'swift-ring-builder'
 
+  def self.prefetch(resource)
+    @my_ring = lookup_ring
+  end
+
+  def self.ring
+    @my_ring ||= lookup_ring
+  end
+
   # TODO maybe this should be a parameter eventually so that
   # it can be configurable
   def self.builder_file_path
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/swift_ring_builder.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/swift_ring_builder.rb
index 31b2d394..425c4f5b 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/swift_ring_builder.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/swift_ring_builder.rb
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ class Puppet::Provider::SwiftRingBuilder < Puppet::Provider
     end
   end
 
-  def self.ring
-    @my_ring ||= lookup_ring
-  end
 
   def self.lookup_ring
     object_hash = {}