diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_client_subscription/json.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_client_subscription/json.rb
index 907303cdc3..853a2af111 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_client_subscription/json.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_client_subscription/json.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ def initialize(*args)
     super
 
     begin
-      @conf = JSON.parse(File.read("/etc/sensu/conf.d/subscription_#{resource[:name]}.json"))
+      @conf = {'client' => { 'subscriptions' => JSON.parse(File.read("/etc/sensu/conf.d/subscription_#{resource[:name]}.json")) } }
     rescue
       @conf = {}
     end
@@ -31,5 +31,16 @@ def destroy
   def exists?
     @conf.has_key? 'subscription'
   end
+
+  def subscriptions
+    @conf['client']['subscriptions']
+  end
+
+  def subscriptions=(value)
+    @conf['client']['subscriptions'] = value
+    munge do |value|
+      Array(value)
+    end
+  end
 end
 
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/sensu_client_subscription.rb b/lib/puppet/type/sensu_client_subscription.rb
index 7e9743d6bc..759b0f3344 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/sensu_client_subscription.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/sensu_client_subscription.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ def initialize(*args)
     desc "The subscription name"
   end
 
+  newproperty(:subscriptions) do
+    desc "Subscriptions"
+    defaultto :name
+  end
+
   autorequire(:package) do
     ['sensu']
   end