diff --git a/deployment/puppet/sysfs/manifests/service.pp b/deployment/puppet/sysfs/manifests/service.pp
index fd08679bd7..9902afd2fb 100644
--- a/deployment/puppet/sysfs/manifests/service.pp
+++ b/deployment/puppet/sysfs/manifests/service.pp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class sysfs::service inherits sysfs::params {
   service { 'sysfsutils' :
     ensure     => 'running',
     enable     => true,
-    hasstatus  => false,
+    status     => '/bin/true',
     hasrestart => true,
   }
 
diff --git a/deployment/puppet/sysfs/spec/classes/sysfs_service_spec.rb b/deployment/puppet/sysfs/spec/classes/sysfs_service_spec.rb
index b88ec936ad..6e4eb9aabf 100644
--- a/deployment/puppet/sysfs/spec/classes/sysfs_service_spec.rb
+++ b/deployment/puppet/sysfs/spec/classes/sysfs_service_spec.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe 'sysfs::service' do
         should contain_service('sysfsutils').with(
           :ensure     => 'running',
           :enable     => true,
-          :hasstatus  => false,
+          :status     => '/bin/true',
           :hasrestart => true)
       end
     end