diff --git a/spec/unit/type/cron_spec.rb b/spec/unit/type/cron_spec.rb
index 03817d20e..1fe654d5a 100755
--- a/spec/unit/type/cron_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/type/cron_spec.rb
@@ -1,33 +1,44 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
 
 Dir.chdir(File.dirname(__FILE__)) { (s = lambda { |f| File.exist?(f) ? require(f) : Dir.chdir("..") { s.call(f) } }).call("spec/spec_helper.rb") }
 
 describe Puppet::Type.type(:cron) do
   before do
-    @cron = Puppet::Type.type(:cron).new( :name => "foo" )
+    @class = Puppet::Type.type(:cron)
+
+    # Init a fake provider
+    @provider_class = stub 'provider_class', :ancestors => [], :name => 'fake', :suitable? => true, :supports_parameter? => true
+    @class.stubs(:defaultprovider).returns @provider_class
+    @class.stubs(:provider).returns @provider_class
+
+    @provider = stub 'provider', :class => @provider_class, :clean => nil
+    @provider.stubs(:is_a?).returns false
+    @provider_class.stubs(:new).returns @provider
+
+    @cron = @class.new( :name => "foo" )
   end
 
   it "it should accept an :environment that looks like a path" do
     lambda do
       @cron[:environment] = 'PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin'
     end.should_not raise_error
   end
 
   it "should not accept environment variables that do not contain '='" do
     lambda do
       @cron[:environment] = "INVALID"
     end.should raise_error(Puppet::Error)
   end
 
   it "should accept empty environment variables that do not contain '='" do
     lambda do
       @cron[:environment] = "MAILTO="
     end.should_not raise_error(Puppet::Error)
   end
 
   it "should accept 'absent'" do
     lambda do
       @cron[:environment] = 'absent'
     end.should_not raise_error(Puppet::Error)
   end
 end