diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 3d881df38..0cdae56b2 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   $package_name               = $rabbitmq::params::package_name,
   $package_provider           = $rabbitmq::params::package_provider,
   $package_source             = $rabbitmq::params::package_source,
-  $manage_repos               = $rabbitmq::params::manage_repos,
+  $repos_ensure               = $rabbitmq::params::repos_ensure,
   $plugin_dir                 = $rabbitmq::params::plugin_dir,
   $port                       = $rabbitmq::params::port,
   $tcp_keepalive              = $rabbitmq::params::tcp_keepalive,
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
   validate_string($package_gpg_key)
   validate_string($package_name)
   validate_string($package_provider)
-  validate_bool($manage_repos)
+  validate_bool($repos_ensure)
   validate_re($version, '^\d+\.\d+\.\d+(-\d+)*$') # Allow 3 digits and optional -n postfix.
   # Validate config parameters.
   validate_array($cluster_disk_nodes)
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 6c61bbbc7..51ebe181a 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
   $management_port            = '15672'
   $package_apt_pin            = ''
   $package_gpg_key            = 'http://www.rabbitmq.com/rabbitmq-signing-key-public.asc'
-  $manage_repos               = true
+  $repos_ensure               = true
   $service_ensure             = 'running'
   $service_manage             = true
   #config
diff --git a/manifests/repo/apt.pp b/manifests/repo/apt.pp
index 641099ec7..50687a1cc 100644
--- a/manifests/repo/apt.pp
+++ b/manifests/repo/apt.pp
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@
 
   Class['rabbitmq::repo::apt'] -> Package<| title == 'rabbitmq-server' |>
 
-  $ensure_repo = $rabbitmq::manage_repos ? {
+  $ensure_source = $rabbitmq::repos_ensure ? {
     false   => 'absent',
     default => 'present',
   }
 
   apt::source { 'rabbitmq':
-    ensure      => $ensure_repo,
+    ensure      => $ensure_source,
     location    => $location,
     release     => $release,
     repos       => $repos,
diff --git a/manifests/repo/rhel.pp b/manifests/repo/rhel.pp
index 4ae751701..284909945 100644
--- a/manifests/repo/rhel.pp
+++ b/manifests/repo/rhel.pp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Imports the gpg key if it doesn't already exist.
 class rabbitmq::repo::rhel {
 
-  if $rabbitmq::manage_repos {
+  if $rabbitmq::repos_ensure {
 
     $package_gpg_key = $rabbitmq::package_gpg_key
 
diff --git a/spec/classes/rabbitmq_spec.rb b/spec/classes/rabbitmq_spec.rb
index a60295cde..8006c8d6f 100644
--- a/spec/classes/rabbitmq_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/rabbitmq_spec.rb
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
   end
 
   context 'on Debian' do
-    let(:params) {{ :manage_repos => false }}
+    let(:params) {{ :repos_ensure => false }}
     let(:facts) {{ :osfamily => 'Debian', :lsbdistid => 'Debian', :lsbdistcodename => 'squeeze' }}
-    it 'does ensure rabbitmq apt::source is absent  when manage_repos is false' do
+    it 'does ensure rabbitmq apt::source is absent  when repos_ensure is false' do
       should contain_apt__source('rabbitmq').with(
         'ensure'  => 'absent'
       )
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@
   end
 
   context 'on Redhat' do
-    let(:params) {{ :manage_repos => false }}
+    let(:params) {{ :repos_ensure => false }}
     let(:facts) {{ :osfamily => 'RedHat' }}
-    it 'does not import repo public key when manage_repos is false' do
+    it 'does not import repo public key when repos_ensure is false' do
       should_not contain_exec('rpm --import http://www.rabbitmq.com/rabbitmq-signing-key-public.asc')
     end
   end