diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/ensure_packages.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/ensure_packages.rb
index 3cd2b20..ef0ccca 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/ensure_packages.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/ensure_packages.rb
@@ -1,54 +1,54 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 #
 # ensure_packages.rb
 #
 module Puppet::Parser::Functions
   newfunction(:ensure_packages, type: :statement, doc: <<-DOC
     @summary
       Takes a list of packages and only installs them if they don't already exist.
 
     It optionally takes a hash as a second parameter that will be passed as the
     third argument to the ensure_resource() function.
 
     @return
       install the passed packages
   DOC
   ) do |arguments|
     raise(Puppet::ParseError, "ensure_packages(): Wrong number of arguments given (#{arguments.size} for 1 or 2)") if arguments.size > 2 || arguments.empty?
     raise(Puppet::ParseError, 'ensure_packages(): Requires second argument to be a Hash') if arguments.size == 2 && !arguments[1].is_a?(Hash)
 
     if arguments[0].is_a?(Hash)
       if arguments[1]
-        defaults = { 'ensure' => 'present' }.merge(arguments[1])
-        if defaults['ensure'] == 'installed'
-          defaults['ensure'] = 'present'
+        defaults = { 'ensure' => 'installed' }.merge(arguments[1])
+        if defaults['ensure'] == 'present'
+          defaults['ensure'] = 'installed'
         end
       else
-        defaults = { 'ensure' => 'present' }
+        defaults = { 'ensure' => 'installed' }
       end
 
       Puppet::Parser::Functions.function(:ensure_resources)
       function_ensure_resources(['package', arguments[0].dup, defaults])
     else
       packages = Array(arguments[0])
 
       if arguments[1]
-        defaults = { 'ensure' => 'present' }.merge(arguments[1])
-        if defaults['ensure'] == 'installed'
-          defaults['ensure'] = 'present'
+        defaults = { 'ensure' => 'installed' }.merge(arguments[1])
+        if defaults['ensure'] == 'present'
+          defaults['ensure'] = 'installed'
         end
       else
-        defaults = { 'ensure' => 'present' }
+        defaults = { 'ensure' => 'installed' }
       end
 
       Puppet::Parser::Functions.function(:ensure_resource)
       packages.each do |package_name|
         raise(Puppet::ParseError, 'ensure_packages(): Empty String provided for package name') if package_name.empty?
         function_ensure_resource(['package', package_name, defaults])
       end
     end
   end
 end
 
 # vim: set ts=2 sw=2 et :
diff --git a/spec/functions/ensure_packages_spec.rb b/spec/functions/ensure_packages_spec.rb
index 1f6b85d..41a8846 100644
--- a/spec/functions/ensure_packages_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/functions/ensure_packages_spec.rb
@@ -1,74 +1,74 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'ensure_packages' do
   it { is_expected.not_to eq(nil) }
   it { is_expected.to run.with_params.and_raise_error(Puppet::ParseError) }
   it {
     pending('should not accept numbers as arguments')
     is_expected.to run.with_params(1).and_raise_error(Puppet::ParseError)
   }
   it {
     pending('should not accept numbers as arguments')
     is_expected.to run.with_params(['packagename', 1]).and_raise_error(Puppet::ParseError)
   }
   it { is_expected.to run.with_params('packagename') }
   it { is_expected.to run.with_params(['packagename1', 'packagename2']) }
 
   context 'when given a catalog with "package { puppet: ensure => absent }"' do
     let(:pre_condition) { 'package { puppet: ensure => absent }' }
 
     describe 'after running ensure_package("facter")' do
       before(:each) { subject.execute('facter') }
 
       # this lambda is required due to strangeness within rspec-puppet's expectation handling
       it { expect(-> { catalogue }).to contain_package('puppet').with_ensure('absent') }
-      it { expect(-> { catalogue }).to contain_package('facter').with_ensure('present') }
+      it { expect(-> { catalogue }).to contain_package('facter').with_ensure('installed') }
     end
 
     describe 'after running ensure_package("facter", { "provider" => "gem" })' do
       before(:each) { subject.execute('facter', 'provider' => 'gem') }
 
       # this lambda is required due to strangeness within rspec-puppet's expectation handling
       it { expect(-> { catalogue }).to contain_package('puppet').with_ensure('absent').without_provider }
-      it { expect(-> { catalogue }).to contain_package('facter').with_ensure('present').with_provider('gem') }
+      it { expect(-> { catalogue }).to contain_package('facter').with_ensure('installed').with_provider('gem') }
     end
   end
 
   context 'when given an empty packages array' do
     let(:pre_condition) { 'notify { "hi": } -> Package <| |>; $somearray = ["vim",""]; ensure_packages($somearray)' }
 
     describe 'after running ensure_package(["vim", ""])' do
       it { expect { catalogue }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError, %r{Empty String provided}) }
     end
   end
 
   context 'when given hash of packages' do
     before(:each) do
       subject.execute({ 'foo' => { 'provider' => 'rpm' }, 'bar' => { 'provider' => 'gem' } }, 'ensure' => 'present')
       subject.execute('パッケージ' => { 'ensure' => 'absent' })
       subject.execute('ρǻ¢κầģẻ' => { 'ensure' => 'absent' })
     end
 
     # this lambda is required due to strangeness within rspec-puppet's expectation handling
-    it { expect(-> { catalogue }).to contain_package('foo').with('provider' => 'rpm', 'ensure' => 'present') }
-    it { expect(-> { catalogue }).to contain_package('bar').with('provider' => 'gem', 'ensure' => 'present') }
+    it { expect(-> { catalogue }).to contain_package('foo').with('provider' => 'rpm', 'ensure' => 'installed') }
+    it { expect(-> { catalogue }).to contain_package('bar').with('provider' => 'gem', 'ensure' => 'installed') }
 
     context 'with UTF8 and double byte characters' do
       it { expect(-> { catalogue }).to contain_package('パッケージ').with('ensure' => 'absent') }
       it { expect(-> { catalogue }).to contain_package('ρǻ¢κầģẻ').with('ensure' => 'absent') }
     end
   end
 
-  context 'when given a catalog with "package { puppet: ensure => present }"' do
-    let(:pre_condition) { 'package { puppet: ensure => present }' }
+  context 'when given a catalog with "package { puppet: ensure => installed }"' do
+    let(:pre_condition) { 'package { puppet: ensure => installed }' }
 
-    describe 'after running ensure_package("puppet", { "ensure" => "installed" })' do
-      before(:each) { subject.execute('puppet', 'ensure' => 'installed') }
+    describe 'after running ensure_package("puppet", { "ensure" => "present" })' do
+      before(:each) { subject.execute('puppet', 'ensure' => 'present') }
 
       # this lambda is required due to strangeness within rspec-puppet's expectation handling
-      it { expect(-> { catalogue }).to contain_package('puppet').with_ensure('present') }
+      it { expect(-> { catalogue }).to contain_package('puppet').with_ensure('installed') }
     end
   end
 end