diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index dfa0eda..392b79a 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -6,19 +6,19 @@
 class mdadm(
   $config_file_manage  = $::mdadm::params::config_file_manage,
   $config_file_options = {},
-  $force_service       = false,
+  $service_force       = false,
   $service_ensure      = 'running',
   $service_enable      = true,
   $raid_check_options  = {},
 ) inherits mdadm::params {
   validate_bool($config_file_manage)
   validate_hash($config_file_options)
-  validate_bool($force_service)
+  validate_bool($service_force)
   validate_re($service_ensure, '^running$|^stopped$')
   validate_bool($service_enable)
   validate_hash($raid_check_options)
 
-  if $::force_service {
+  if $service_force {
     $use_service_ensure = $service_ensure
     $use_service_enable = $service_enable
   } elsif $::mdadm_arrays {
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@
   }
 
   class { 'mdadm::mdmonitor':
-    ensure => $service_ensure,
-    enable => $service_enable,
+    ensure => $use_service_ensure,
+    enable => $use_service_enable,
   }
 
   class { 'mdadm::raid_check':
diff --git a/spec/unit/classes/mdadm_spec.rb b/spec/unit/classes/mdadm_spec.rb
index b204058..91383b6 100644
--- a/spec/unit/classes/mdadm_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/classes/mdadm_spec.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
         :osfamily                  => 'RedHat',
         :operatingsystem           => 'Scientific',
         :operatingsystemmajrelease => 6,
+        :mdadm_arrays              => '/dev/md0',
       }
     end
 
@@ -38,6 +39,44 @@
       end
     end # no params
 
+    context 'service_force =>' do
+      context 'true' do
+        let(:params) {{ :service_force => true }}
+        before { facts.delete(:mdadm_arrays) }
+
+        it do
+          should contain_service('mdmonitor').with({
+            :ensure     => 'running',
+            :hasrestart => true,
+            :hasstatus  => true,
+            :enable     => true,
+          })
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'false' do
+        let(:params) {{ :service_force => false }}
+        before { facts.delete(:mdadm_arrays) }
+
+        it do
+          should contain_service('mdmonitor').with({
+            :ensure     => 'stopped',
+            :hasrestart => true,
+            :hasstatus  => true,
+            :enable     => false,
+          })
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'foo' do
+        let(:params) {{ :service_force => 'foo' }}
+
+        it 'should fail' do
+          expect { should }.to raise_error(/is not a boolean/)
+        end
+      end
+    end # service_force
+
     context 'raid_check_options =>' do
       context '{}' do
         let(:params) {{ :raid_check_options => {} }}
@@ -84,7 +123,7 @@
         let(:params) {{ :raid_check_options => 'some_string' }}
 
         it 'should fail' do
-          expect { should }.to raise_error /is not a Hash/
+          expect { should }.to raise_error(/is not a Hash/)
         end
       end