diff --git a/spec/unit/classes/server_spec.rb b/spec/unit/classes/server_spec.rb
index 2c48b5b0..6ffbf4e3 100644
--- a/spec/unit/classes/server_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/classes/server_spec.rb
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
           it 'contains file private.pk8' do
             is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/puppetlabs/puppetdb/ssl/private.pk8')
               .with(
-                ensure: 'present',
+                ensure: 'file',
                 owner: 'puppetdb',
                 group: 'puppetdb',
                 mode: '0600',