diff --git a/spec/defines/objects_spec.rb b/spec/defines/objects_spec.rb
index 5e292d12f..30dc73ae4 100644
--- a/spec/defines/objects_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/objects_spec.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
       case facts[:osfamily]
       when 'Debian'
         before(:each) do
-          @icinga2_user = 'nagios'
+          @icinga2_user = 'root'
           @icinga2_group = 'nagios'
         end
       when 'Windows'
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         end
       else
         before(:each) do
-          @icinga2_user = 'icinga'
+          @icinga2_user = 'root'
           @icinga2_group = 'icinga'
         end
       end