diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/service/swiftinit.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/service/swiftinit.rb
index 99a85fe9..7e8411b5 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/service/swiftinit.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/service/swiftinit.rb
@@ -83,21 +83,9 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:service).provide :swiftinit, :parent => :service do
   # file and notify systemctl.  For Ubuntu < 16.04 create init file.
   def enable
     if default_provider_upstart?
-      file = Puppet::Type.type(:file).new(
-        :name    => "/etc/init/#{resource[:pattern]}.conf",
-        :ensure  => :present,
-        :content => upstart_template,
-        :mode    => '0644'
-      )
-      file.write(file)
+      File.open("/etc/init/#{resource[:pattern]}.conf", 'w') { |file| file.write(upstart_template) }
     else
-      file = Puppet::Type.type(:file).new(
-        :name    => "/etc/systemd/system/#{resource[:pattern]}.service",
-        :ensure  => :present,
-        :content => systemd_template,
-        :mode    => '0644'
-      )
-      file.write(file)
+      File.open("/etc/systemd/system/#{resource[:pattern]}.service", 'w') { |file| file.write(systemd_template) }
       systemctl_run('daemon-reload', nil, true)
       systemctl_run('enable', [resource[:pattern]], false)
     end
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/basic_swift_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/basic_swift_spec.rb
index 75046624..4c36022a 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/basic_swift_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/basic_swift_spec.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe 'basic swift' do
         manage_ring          => true,
         zone                 => '2',
         storage_local_net_ip => '127.0.0.1',
-        require              => Swift::Storage::Loopback[2] ,
+        require              => Swift::Storage::Loopback['2'] ,
       }
       class { '::swift::ringbuilder':
         part_power     => '18',
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ describe 'basic swift' do
         manage_ring          => true,
         zone                 => '2',
         storage_local_net_ip => '127.0.0.1',
-        require              => Swift::Storage::Loopback[2] ,
+        require              => Swift::Storage::Loopback['2'] ,
       }
       class { '::swift::storage::account':
         service_provider => 'swiftinit',