diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 70e2ee5..ae1f5f7 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
       $qvalue = shellquote("${value}")
       # lint:endignore
       exec { "enforce-sysctl-value-${qtitle}":
-          unless  => "/usr/bin/test \"$(/sbin/sysctl -n ${qtitle})\" = ${qvalue}",
+          unless  => "/usr/bin/test \"$(/sbin/sysctl -n ${qtitle} | /usr/bin/sed -r -e 's/[ \t]+/ /g')\" = ${qvalue}",
           command => "/sbin/sysctl -w ${qtitle}=${qvalue}",
       }
     }
diff --git a/spec/classes/sysctl_base_spec.rb b/spec/classes/sysctl_base_spec.rb
index a1d47a2..50ff340 100644
--- a/spec/classes/sysctl_base_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/sysctl_base_spec.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 describe 'sysctl::base', :type => :class do
 
+  let(:facts) do
+    {
+      :osfamily => 'RedHat',
+      :operatingsystemmajrelease => '8',
+    }
+  end
+
   it { should create_class('sysctl::base') }
   it { should contain_file('/etc/sysctl.d') }
 
diff --git a/spec/defines/sysctl_init_spec.rb b/spec/defines/sysctl_init_spec.rb
index 1f8db67..b4b7d67 100644
--- a/spec/defines/sysctl_init_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/sysctl_init_spec.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
 describe 'sysctl', :type => :define do
   let(:title) { 'net.ipv4.ip_forward'}
 
+  let(:facts) do
+    {
+      :osfamily => 'RedHat',
+      :operatingsystemmajrelease => '8',
+    }
+  end
+
   context 'present' do
     let(:params) { { :value => '1' } }