diff --git a/DSCResources/MSFT_xADObjectPermissionEntry/MSFT_xADObjectPermissionEntry.psm1 b/DSCResources/MSFT_xADObjectPermissionEntry/MSFT_xADObjectPermissionEntry.psm1
index 47bc30c72..bc53df62d 100644
--- a/DSCResources/MSFT_xADObjectPermissionEntry/MSFT_xADObjectPermissionEntry.psm1
+++ b/DSCResources/MSFT_xADObjectPermissionEntry/MSFT_xADObjectPermissionEntry.psm1
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ function Get-TargetResource
     }
 
     # Get the current acl
-    $acl = Get-Acl -Path "Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management\ActiveDirectory:://RootDSE/$Path"
+    $acl = Get-Acl -Path "AD:$Path"
 
     foreach ($access in $acl.Access)
     {
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ function Set-TargetResource
     Import-Module -Name 'ActiveDirectory' -Verbose:$false
 
     # Get the current acl
-    $acl = Get-Acl -Path "Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management\ActiveDirectory:://RootDSE/$Path"
+    $acl = Get-Acl -Path "AD:$Path"
 
     if ($Ensure -eq 'Present')
     {
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ function Set-TargetResource
     }
 
     # Set the updated acl to the object
-    $acl | Set-Acl -Path "Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management\ActiveDirectory:://RootDSE/$Path"
+    $acl | Set-Acl -Path "AD:$Path"
 }
 
 <#
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1e43c5271..fb09747f7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ The xADForestProperties DSC resource will manage User Principal Name (UPN) suffi
 
 * Added xADReplicationSiteLink
   * New resource added to facilitate replication between AD sites
+* Updated xADObjectPermissionEntry to use `AD:` which is more generic when using `Get-Acl` and `Set-Acl` than using `Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management\ActiveDirectory:://RootDSE/`
 * Changes to xADComputer
   * Minor clean up of unit tests.
 * Changes to xADUser
diff --git a/Tests/Unit/MSFT_xADObjectPermissionEntry.Tests.ps1 b/Tests/Unit/MSFT_xADObjectPermissionEntry.Tests.ps1
index 39bd58357..18cad4c69 100644
--- a/Tests/Unit/MSFT_xADObjectPermissionEntry.Tests.ps1
+++ b/Tests/Unit/MSFT_xADObjectPermissionEntry.Tests.ps1
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ try
         }
         $mockGetAclPresent = {
             $mock = [PSCustomObject] @{
-                Path   = 'Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management\ActiveDirectory:://RootDSE/CN=PC01,CN=Computers,DC=contoso,DC=com'
+                Path   = 'AD:CN=PC01,CN=Computers,DC=contoso,DC=com'
                 Owner  = 'BUILTIN\Administrators'
                 Access = @(
                     [PSCustomObject] @{
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ try
         }
         $mockGetAclAbsent = {
             $mock = [PSCustomObject] @{
-                Path   = 'Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management\ActiveDirectory:://RootDSE/CN=PC,CN=Computers,DC=lab,DC=local'
+                Path   = 'AD:CN=PC,CN=Computers,DC=lab,DC=local'
                 Owner  = 'BUILTIN\Administrators'
                 Access = @()
             }