diff --git a/manifests/osfamily/debian.pp b/manifests/osfamily/debian.pp
index 5138c61d..3cc2f525 100644
--- a/manifests/osfamily/debian.pp
+++ b/manifests/osfamily/debian.pp
@@ -60,11 +60,13 @@
         # Pass in an empty content string since apt requires it even though we are removing it
         apt::setting { 'list-puppet-enterprise-installer':
           ensure  => absent,
+          content => '',
         }
 
         apt::setting { 'conf-pe-repo':
           ensure   => absent,
           priority => '90',
+          content  => '',
         }
       } else {
         $source = $puppet_agent::apt_source
diff --git a/spec/classes/puppet_agent_osfamily_debian_spec.rb b/spec/classes/puppet_agent_osfamily_debian_spec.rb
index bf42425c..3601dd39 100644
--- a/spec/classes/puppet_agent_osfamily_debian_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/puppet_agent_osfamily_debian_spec.rb
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
         is_expected.to contain_apt__setting('conf-pe-repo')
           .with({
                   'priority' => 90,
+                  'content'  => '',
                   'ensure'   => 'absent',
                 })
       }
@@ -65,7 +66,8 @@
       it {
         is_expected.to contain_apt__setting('list-puppet-enterprise-installer')
           .with({
-                  'ensure' => 'absent',
+                  'content' => '',
+                  'ensure'  => 'absent',
                 })
       }
     end