diff --git a/provider/service/systemd.rb b/provider/service/systemd.rb
index d6c25d2..1abda4f 100644
--- a/provider/service/systemd.rb
+++ b/provider/service/systemd.rb
@@ -5,19 +5,25 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:service).provide :systemd, :parent => :base do
 
   commands :systemctl => "systemctl"
 
+  Facter.add(:runs_on_systemd) do
+    setcode do
+      Dir.exists? "/run/systemd/system"
+    end
+  end
+
   if Facter.value(:osfamily).downcase == 'debian'
     # With multiple init systems on Debian, it is possible to have
     # pieces of systemd around (e.g. systemctl) but not really be
     # using systemd. We do not do this on other platforms as it can
     # cause issues when running in a chroot without /run mounted
     # (PUP-5577)
-    confine :exists => "/run/systemd/system"
+    confine :runs_on_systemd => :true
   end
 
   defaultfor :osfamily => [:archlinux]
   defaultfor :osfamily => :redhat, :operatingsystemmajrelease => "7"
   defaultfor :osfamily => :redhat, :operatingsystem => :fedora, :operatingsystemmajrelease => ["17", "18", "19", "20", "21"]
-  defaultfor :operatingsystem => :ubuntu, :exists => "/run/systemd/system"
+  defaultfor :operatingsystem => :ubuntu, :runs_on_systemd => :true
 
   def self.instances
     i = []
diff --git a/provider/service/upstart.rb b/provider/service/upstart.rb
index cc55af2..b784430 100644
--- a/provider/service/upstart.rb
+++ b/provider/service/upstart.rb
@@ -11,12 +11,18 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:service).provide :upstart, :parent => :debian do
   see <http://upstart.ubuntu.com/>.
   "
 
+  Facter.add(:runs_on_systemd) do
+    setcode do
+      Dir.exists? "/run/systemd/system"
+    end
+  end
+
   confine :any => [
     (Facter.value(:operatingsystem) == 'Ubuntu' and !File.exists?("/run/systemd/system")),
     (Facter.value(:osfamily) == 'RedHat' and Facter.value(:operatingsystemrelease) =~ /^6\./),
   ]
 
-  defaultfor :operatingsystem => :ubuntu, { :exists => "/run/systemd/system" } => :false
+  defaultfor :operatingsystem => :ubuntu, :runs_on_systemd => :false
 
   commands :start   => "/sbin/start",
            :stop    => "/sbin/stop",