diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/network_config/interfaces.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/network_config/interfaces.rb
index 604398a4..480f9348 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/network_config/interfaces.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/network_config/interfaces.rb
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def self.parse_file(filename, contents)
         interfaces.delete_at(0)
 
         interfaces.each do |iface|
-          iface_hash[iface][:hotplug] = true
+          iface_hash[iface][:hotplug] = :true
         end
 
         # Don't reset Reset the current parse state
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/network_config/redhat.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/network_config/redhat.rb
index aace5f12..286fff3c 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/network_config/redhat.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/network_config/redhat.rb
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ def self.munge(pairs)
 
     [:onboot, :hotplug].each do |bool_property|
       if props[bool_property]
-        props[bool_property] = (props[bool_property] == 'yes')
+        props[bool_property] = (props[bool_property] == 'yes' ? :true : :false)
       end
     end
 
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def self.unmunge(props)
 
     [:onboot, :hotplug].each do |bool_property|
       if props[bool_property]
-        props[bool_property] = (props[bool_property] ? 'yes' : 'no')
+        props[bool_property] = (props[bool_property] == :true ? 'yes' : 'no')
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/network_config/interfaces_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/network_config/interfaces_spec.rb
index 08fc6dfa..7d1708fa 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/network_config/interfaces_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/network_config/interfaces_spec.rb
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def fixture_data(file)
         :family  => "inet",
         :method  => "dhcp",
         :name    => "eth0",
-        :hotplug => true,
+        :hotplug => :true,
         :options => {},
       }
     end
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/network_config/redhat_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/network_config/redhat_spec.rb
index ed185032..6006a64d 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/network_config/redhat_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/network_config/redhat_spec.rb
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ def fixture_data(file)
     describe 'the hotplug property' do
       describe 'when true' do
         let(:data) { described_class.parse_file('eth0', fixture_data('eth0-hotplug'))[0] }
-        it { data[:hotplug].should be_true }
+        it { data[:hotplug].should == :true }
       end
 
       describe 'when false' do
         let(:data) { described_class.parse_file('eth0', fixture_data('eth0-nohotplug'))[0] }
-        it { data[:hotplug].should be_false }
+        it { data[:hotplug].should == :false }
       end
     end