diff --git a/.rspec b/.rspec
index f634583de..c6cfef19f 100644
--- a/.rspec
+++ b/.rspec
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 
 --format documentation
 --color
+--fail-fast
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 2445c100d..82b8001cf 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
   Hash $nginx_upstreams                                   = {},
   Nginx::UpstreamDefaults $nginx_upstreams_defaults       = {},
   Boolean $purge_passenger_repo                           = true,
-  String[1] $nginx_version                                = pick(fact('nginx_version'), '1.6.0'),
+  String[1] $nginx_version                                = pick(fact('nginx_version'), '1.16.0'),
 
   ### END Hiera Lookups ###
 ) inherits nginx::params {