diff --git a/spec/classes/nova_api_spec.rb b/spec/classes/nova_api_spec.rb
index 49fd4564..9e6d8f61 100644
--- a/spec/classes/nova_api_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/nova_api_spec.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
     'include nova'
   end
 
+  let :params do
+    {:admin_password => 'passw0rd'}
+  end
+
   describe 'on debian platforms' do
     let :facts do
       { :osfamily => 'Debian' }
@@ -22,7 +26,7 @@
     ) }
     describe 'with enabled as true' do
       let :params do
-        {:enabled => true}
+        {:admin_password => 'passw0rd', :enabled => true}
       end
     it { should contain_service('nova-api').with(
       'name'    => 'nova-api',
@@ -32,7 +36,7 @@
     end
     describe 'with package version' do
       let :params do
-        {:ensure_package => '2012.1-2'}
+        {:admin_password => 'passw0rd', :ensure_package => '2012.1-2'}
       end
       it { should contain_package('nova-api').with(
         'ensure' => '2012.1-2'
diff --git a/spec/classes/nova_keystone_endpoint_spec.rb b/spec/classes/nova_keystone_endpoint_spec.rb
index f4cae69a..341f0d5a 100644
--- a/spec/classes/nova_keystone_endpoint_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/nova_keystone_endpoint_spec.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 
   describe 'with defaults' do
 
+    let :params do
+      {:password => 'nova_password'}
+    end
+
     it { should contain_keystone_user('nova').with(
       :ensure   => 'present',
       :password => 'nova_password'
@@ -61,7 +65,7 @@
   describe 'when setting auth name' do
 
     let :params do
-      {:auth_name => 'foo' }
+      {:password => 'nova_password', :auth_name => 'foo' }
     end
 
     it { should contain_keystone_user('foo').with(
@@ -112,6 +116,7 @@
 
     let :params do
       {
+        :password         => 'nova_password',
         :public_address   => '10.0.0.1',
         :admin_address    => '10.0.0.2',
         :internal_address => '10.0.0.3',