diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index da96bee7a..bb3f37739 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   # configure foreman via apache
   $apache         = true
   # configure apache with passenger
-  $passenger      = true
+  $passenger      = false
   # Server name of the VirtualHost
   $servername     = $::fqdn
   # Server aliases of the VirtualHost
diff --git a/spec/classes/foreman_service_spec.rb b/spec/classes/foreman_service_spec.rb
index 58a4d00d4..6e14d26c0 100644
--- a/spec/classes/foreman_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/foreman_service_spec.rb
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 
   let :params do
     {
-      passenger: true,
+      passenger: false,
       apache: true,
       app_root: '/usr/share/foreman',
       ssl: true,
-      use_foreman_service: false,
+      use_foreman_service: true,
       foreman_service: 'foreman',
       foreman_service_ensure: 'running',
       foreman_service_enable: true,
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   end
 
   context 'with passenger' do
-    let(:params) { super().merge(passenger: true) }
+    let(:params) { super().merge(passenger: true, use_foreman_service: false) }
     let(:pre_condition) { 'include ::apache' }
 
     context 'with ssl' do
diff --git a/spec/classes/foreman_spec.rb b/spec/classes/foreman_spec.rb
index 02cb0629e..2e59f3cd7 100644
--- a/spec/classes/foreman_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/foreman_spec.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
           }
 
           if facts[:operatingsystem] != 'Fedora'
-            it { should contain_package('tfm-rubygem-passenger-native') }
+            it { should_not contain_package('tfm-rubygem-passenger-native') }
           end
         when 'Debian'
           it {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
         it { should contain_class('foreman::install') }
         it { should contain_package('foreman-postgresql').with_ensure('present') }
         it { should_not contain_package('foreman-journald') }
-        it { should_not contain_package('foreman-service') }
+        it { should contain_package('foreman-service') }
 
         # config
         it do
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@
             .with_content(/^:logging:\n\s*:level:\s*info$/)
             .with_content(/^:dynflow:\n\s*:pool_size:\s*5$/)
             .with_content(/^:hsts_enabled:\s*true$/)
-            .without_content(/^:ssl_client_dn_env:/)
-            .without_content(/^:ssl_client_verify_env:/)
-            .without_content(/^:ssl_client_cert_env:/)
+            .with_content(/^:ssl_client_dn_env:/)
+            .with_content(/^:ssl_client_verify_env:/)
+            .with_content(/^:ssl_client_cert_env:/)
 
           should contain_concat('/etc/foreman/settings.yaml')
             .with_owner('root')
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
             .with_content(/adapter: postgresql/)
         end
 
-        it { should_not contain_systemd__dropin_file('installer.conf') }
+        it { should contain_systemd__dropin_file('installer.conf') }
 
         it { should contain_file('/usr/share/foreman').with_ensure('directory') }
 
@@ -146,20 +146,24 @@
 
         # service
         it { should contain_class('foreman::service') }
-        it { should_not contain_service('foreman') }
+        it { should contain_service('foreman') }
         it { is_expected.to contain_service('dynflow-sidekiq@orchestrator').with_ensure('running').with_enable(true) }
         it { is_expected.to contain_service('dynflow-sidekiq@worker').with_ensure('running').with_enable(true) }
 
-        it 'should restart passenger' do
+        # settings
+        it { should contain_class('foreman::settings').that_requires('Class[foreman::database]') }
+      end
+
+      context 'should restart passenger' do 
+        let(:params) { super().merge(passenger: true) }
+
+        it do
           should contain_exec('restart_foreman')
             .with_command('/bin/touch /usr/share/foreman/tmp/restart.txt')
             .with_refreshonly(true)
             .with_cwd('/usr/share/foreman')
             .with_path('/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin')
         end
-
-        # settings
-        it { should contain_class('foreman::settings').that_requires('Class[foreman::database]') }
       end
 
       context 'without passenger' do
@@ -325,24 +329,28 @@
         }
       end
 
-      describe 'with url ending with trailing slash' do
-        let(:params) { super().merge(foreman_url: 'https://example.com/') }
-        it { should contain_apache__vhost('foreman').without_custom_fragment(/Alias/) }
-      end
+      context 'with passenger' do 
+        let(:params) { super().merge(passenger: true) }
 
-      describe 'with sub-uri' do
-        let(:params) { super().merge(foreman_url: 'https://example.com/foreman') }
-        it { should contain_apache__vhost('foreman').with_custom_fragment(%r{Alias /foreman}) }
-      end
+        describe 'with url ending with trailing slash' do
+          let(:params) { super().merge(foreman_url: 'https://example.com/') }
+          it { should contain_apache__vhost('foreman').without_custom_fragment(/Alias/) }
+        end
 
-      describe 'with sub-uri ending with trailing slash' do
-        let(:params) { super().merge(foreman_url: 'https://example.com/foreman/') }
-        it { should contain_apache__vhost('foreman').with_custom_fragment(%r{Alias /foreman}) }
-      end
+        describe 'with sub-uri' do
+          let(:params) { super().merge(foreman_url: 'https://example.com/foreman') }
+          it { should contain_apache__vhost('foreman').with_custom_fragment(%r{Alias /foreman}) }
+        end
+
+        describe 'with sub-uri ending with trailing slash' do
+          let(:params) { super().merge(foreman_url: 'https://example.com/foreman/') }
+          it { should contain_apache__vhost('foreman').with_custom_fragment(%r{Alias /foreman}) }
+        end
 
-      describe 'with sub-uri ending with more levels' do
-        let(:params) { super().merge(foreman_url: 'https://example.com/apps/foreman/') }
-        it { should contain_apache__vhost('foreman').with_custom_fragment(%r{Alias /apps/foreman}) }
+        describe 'with sub-uri ending with more levels' do
+          let(:params) { super().merge(foreman_url: 'https://example.com/apps/foreman/') }
+          it { should contain_apache__vhost('foreman').with_custom_fragment(%r{Alias /apps/foreman}) }
+        end
       end
 
       describe 'with loggers' do