diff --git a/.sync.yml b/.sync.yml
index b735cc0b0..0c20c9621 100644
--- a/.sync.yml
+++ b/.sync.yml
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@
     - set: docker/ubuntu-16.04
     - set: docker/debian-8
     - set: docker/centos-7
+spec/spec_helper.rb:
+  spec_overrides: "require 'spec_helper_methods'"
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 7af18acce..5faf14df7 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Class prometheus::params
 # Include default parameters for prometheus class
 class prometheus::params {
+  $init_style = $facts['service_provider']
   $alert_relabel_config = []
   $alertmanagers_config = []
   $alertmanager_config_dir = '/etc/alertmanager'
@@ -219,84 +220,49 @@
     $bin_dir = '/usr/local/bin'
     $prometheus_install_method = 'url'
     $env_file_path = '/etc/default'
-    if versioncmp($::operatingsystemrelease, '8.04') < 1 {
-      $init_style = 'debian'
-    } elsif versioncmp($::operatingsystemrelease, '15.04') < 0 {
-      $init_style = 'upstart'
-    } else {
-      $init_style = 'systemd'
-    }
   } elsif $::operatingsystem =~ /Scientific|CentOS|RedHat|OracleLinux/ {
     $version = '1.5.2'
     $bin_dir = '/usr/local/bin'
     $prometheus_install_method = 'url'
     $env_file_path = '/etc/sysconfig'
-    if versioncmp($::operatingsystemrelease, '7.0') < 0 {
-      $init_style = 'sysv'
-    } else {
-      $init_style  = 'systemd'
-    }
   } elsif $::operatingsystem == 'Fedora' {
     $version = '1.5.2'
     $bin_dir = '/usr/local/bin'
     $prometheus_install_method = 'url'
     $env_file_path = '/etc/sysconfig'
-    if versioncmp($::operatingsystemrelease, '12') < 0 {
-      $init_style = 'sysv'
-    } else {
-      $init_style = 'systemd'
-    }
   } elsif $::operatingsystem == 'Debian' {
     $version = '1.5.2'
     $bin_dir = '/usr/local/bin'
     $prometheus_install_method = 'url'
     $env_file_path = '/etc/default'
-    if versioncmp($::operatingsystemrelease, '8.0') < 0 {
-      $init_style = 'debian'
-    } else {
-      $init_style = 'systemd'
-    }
   } elsif $::operatingsystem == 'Archlinux' {
     $version = '2.2.0'
     $bin_dir = '/usr/bin'
     $prometheus_install_method = 'package'
     $env_file_path = '/etc/default'
-    $init_style = 'systemd'
   } elsif $::operatingsystem == 'OpenSuSE' {
     $version = '1.5.2'
     $bin_dir = '/usr/local/bin'
     $prometheus_install_method = 'url'
     $env_file_path = '/etc/sysconfig'
-    $init_style = 'systemd'
   } elsif $::operatingsystem =~ /SLE[SD]/ {
     $version = '1.5.2'
     $bin_dir = '/usr/local/bin'
     $prometheus_install_method = 'url'
     $env_file_path = '/etc/sysconfig'
-    if versioncmp($::operatingsystemrelease, '12.0') < 0 {
-      $init_style = 'sles'
-    } else {
-      $init_style = 'systemd'
-    }
   } elsif $::operatingsystem == 'Darwin' {
     $version = '1.5.2'
     $bin_dir = '/usr/local/bin'
     $prometheus_install_method = 'url'
     $env_file_path = undef
-    $init_style = 'launchd'
   } elsif $::operatingsystem == 'Amazon' {
     $version = '1.5.2'
     $bin_dir = '/usr/local/bin'
     $prometheus_install_method = 'url'
     $env_file_path = '/etc/sysconfig'
-    $init_style = 'sysv'
   } else {
     $version = '1.5.2'
     $bin_dir = '/usr/local/bin'
     $prometheus_install_method = 'url'
-    $init_style = undef
-  }
-  if $init_style == undef {
-    fail('Unsupported OS')
   }
 }
diff --git a/spec/classes/alertmanager_spec.rb b/spec/classes/alertmanager_spec.rb
index 2076e547a..87d3e58b0 100644
--- a/spec/classes/alertmanager_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/alertmanager_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   on_supported_os.each do |os, facts|
     context "on #{os}" do
       let(:facts) do
-        facts
+        facts.merge(os_specific_facts(facts))
       end
 
       context 'with version specified' do
diff --git a/spec/classes/beanstalkd_exporter_spec.rb b/spec/classes/beanstalkd_exporter_spec.rb
index 591c77972..39639492a 100644
--- a/spec/classes/beanstalkd_exporter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/beanstalkd_exporter_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   on_supported_os.each do |os, facts|
     context "on #{os}" do
       let(:facts) do
-        facts
+        facts.merge(os_specific_facts(facts))
       end
 
       context 'with version specified' do
diff --git a/spec/classes/blackbox_exporter_spec.rb b/spec/classes/blackbox_exporter_spec.rb
index aabe786d9..38429b617 100644
--- a/spec/classes/blackbox_exporter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/blackbox_exporter_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   on_supported_os.each do |os, facts|
     context "on #{os}" do
       let(:facts) do
-        facts
+        facts.merge(os_specific_facts(facts))
       end
 
       context 'with version specified' do
diff --git a/spec/classes/consul_exporter_spec.rb b/spec/classes/consul_exporter_spec.rb
index 92161374a..f79494ab8 100644
--- a/spec/classes/consul_exporter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/consul_exporter_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   on_supported_os.each do |os, facts|
     context "on #{os}" do
       let(:facts) do
-        facts
+        facts.merge(os_specific_facts(facts))
       end
 
       context 'with version specified' do
diff --git a/spec/classes/elasticsearch_exporter_spec.rb b/spec/classes/elasticsearch_exporter_spec.rb
index 520a64ace..28f99d907 100644
--- a/spec/classes/elasticsearch_exporter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/elasticsearch_exporter_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   on_supported_os.each do |os, facts|
     context "on #{os}" do
       let(:facts) do
-        facts
+        facts.merge(os_specific_facts(facts))
       end
 
       context 'with version specified' do
diff --git a/spec/classes/haproxy_exporter_spec.rb b/spec/classes/haproxy_exporter_spec.rb
index 051ce9d2e..6b533fd02 100644
--- a/spec/classes/haproxy_exporter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/haproxy_exporter_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   on_supported_os.each do |os, facts|
     context "on #{os}" do
       let(:facts) do
-        facts
+        facts.merge(os_specific_facts(facts))
       end
 
       context 'with version specified' do
diff --git a/spec/classes/mongodb_exporter_spec.rb b/spec/classes/mongodb_exporter_spec.rb
index 4abc1098a..51c9247dd 100644
--- a/spec/classes/mongodb_exporter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/mongodb_exporter_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   on_supported_os.each do |os, facts|
     context "on #{os}" do
       let(:facts) do
-        facts
+        facts.merge(os_specific_facts(facts))
       end
 
       context 'with version specified' do
diff --git a/spec/classes/nginx_vts_exporter_spec.rb b/spec/classes/nginx_vts_exporter_spec.rb
index 7cec68198..386da428d 100644
--- a/spec/classes/nginx_vts_exporter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/nginx_vts_exporter_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   on_supported_os.each do |os, facts|
     context "on #{os}" do
       let(:facts) do
-        facts
+        facts.merge(os_specific_facts(facts))
       end
 
       context 'with version specified' do
diff --git a/spec/classes/node_exporter_spec.rb b/spec/classes/node_exporter_spec.rb
index 618164a2f..02490031d 100644
--- a/spec/classes/node_exporter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/node_exporter_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   on_supported_os.each do |os, facts|
     context "on #{os}" do
       let(:facts) do
-        facts
+        facts.merge(os_specific_facts(facts))
       end
 
       context 'without parameters' do
diff --git a/spec/classes/prometheus_spec.rb b/spec/classes/prometheus_spec.rb
index 55ef905db..d19c75526 100644
--- a/spec/classes/prometheus_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/prometheus_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   on_supported_os.each do |os, facts|
     context "on #{os}" do
       let(:facts) do
-        facts
+        facts.merge(os_specific_facts(facts))
       end
 
       [{ version: '2.0.0-rc.1', bin_dir: '/usr/local/bin', install_method: 'url' }].each do |parameters|
diff --git a/spec/classes/pushgateway_spec.rb b/spec/classes/pushgateway_spec.rb
index ef7dd69f9..daa8fdcdb 100644
--- a/spec/classes/pushgateway_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/pushgateway_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   on_supported_os.each do |os, facts|
     context "on #{os}" do
       let(:facts) do
-        facts
+        facts.merge(os_specific_facts(facts))
       end
 
       context 'with version specified' do
diff --git a/spec/classes/rabbitmq_exporter_spec.rb b/spec/classes/rabbitmq_exporter_spec.rb
index 4aeef756d..548367d4d 100644
--- a/spec/classes/rabbitmq_exporter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/rabbitmq_exporter_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   on_supported_os.each do |os, facts|
     context "on #{os}" do
       let(:facts) do
-        facts
+        facts.merge(os_specific_facts(facts))
       end
 
       context 'with version specified' do
diff --git a/spec/classes/redis_exporter_spec.rb b/spec/classes/redis_exporter_spec.rb
index 93be13b5b..284426b09 100644
--- a/spec/classes/redis_exporter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/redis_exporter_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   on_supported_os.each do |os, facts|
     context "on #{os}" do
       let(:facts) do
-        facts
+        facts.merge(os_specific_facts(facts))
       end
 
       context 'with version specified' do
diff --git a/spec/classes/snmp_exporter_spec.rb b/spec/classes/snmp_exporter_spec.rb
index da10b25fd..50599eafc 100644
--- a/spec/classes/snmp_exporter_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/snmp_exporter_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   on_supported_os.each do |os, facts|
     context "on #{os}" do
       let(:facts) do
-        facts
+        facts.merge(os_specific_facts(facts))
       end
 
       context 'with version specified' do
diff --git a/spec/defines/alerts_spec.rb b/spec/defines/alerts_spec.rb
index 6abbb4185..a578f964e 100644
--- a/spec/defines/alerts_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/alerts_spec.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   on_supported_os.each do |os, facts|
     context "on #{os}" do
       let(:facts) do
-        facts
+        facts.merge(os_specific_facts(facts))
       end
 
       let :pre_condition do
diff --git a/spec/defines/daemon_spec.rb b/spec/defines/daemon_spec.rb
index 6d76d2995..2da50e866 100644
--- a/spec/defines/daemon_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/daemon_spec.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   on_supported_os.each do |os, facts|
     context "on #{os}" do
       let(:facts) do
-        facts
+        facts.merge(os_specific_facts(facts))
       end
 
       let :pre_condition do
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index cdd493591..95902045c 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -28,4 +28,5 @@
   c.default_facts = default_facts
 end
 
+require 'spec_helper_methods'
 # vim: syntax=ruby
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper_methods.rb b/spec/spec_helper_methods.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e8617dee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/spec_helper_methods.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+def os_specific_facts(facts)
+  case facts[:os]['family']
+  when 'Archlinux'
+    { service_provider: 'systemd' }
+  when 'Debian'
+    case facts[:os]['release']['major']
+    when '7'
+      { service_provider: 'sysv' }
+    when '8'
+      { service_provider: 'sysv' }
+    when '9'
+      { service_provider: 'systemd' }
+    when '14.04'
+      { service_provider: 'upstart' }
+    when '16.04'
+      { service_provider: 'sysv' }
+    end
+  when 'RedHat'
+    case facts[:os]['release']['major']
+    when '6'
+      { service_provider: 'sysv' }
+    when '7'
+      { service_provider: 'systemd' }
+    end
+  end
+end