diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c0b48b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Contributors
+
+Anyone is free to contribute to this cookbook.
+
+Please make sure to do the following:
+
+- Clone it
+- Branch it
+- Test it
+- Push it
+- PR it
+
+- Eric
diff --git a/providers/install.rb b/providers/install.rb
index 0c67916..374db53 100644
--- a/providers/install.rb
+++ b/providers/install.rb
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
   end
 
   tmp_dir_props['wrapper.app.parameter.2'] = "#{server_url}/agentServer/"
-  tmp_dir_props.merge(new_resource.wrapper_conf_properties)
+  tmp_dir_props.merge!(new_resource.wrapper_conf_properties)
   wrapper_path = "#{home_directory}/conf/wrapper.conf"
   tmp_dir_props.each do |key, value|
     augeas_props << "set /files#{wrapper_path}/#{key} #{value}"