diff --git a/manifests/server/options.pp b/manifests/server/options.pp
index 77dd6ed5..0074f8d8 100644
--- a/manifests/server/options.pp
+++ b/manifests/server/options.pp
@@ -15,18 +15,24 @@
 #    'forwarders' => [ '8.8.8.8', '8.8.4.4' ],
 #   }
 #
-define dns::server::options inherits dns::server::params (
+define dns::server::options(
   $forwarders = [],
 ) {
 
+  if ! defined(Class['::dns::server']) {
+    fail('You must include the ::dns::server base class before using any dns options defined resources')
+  }
+
+  validate_array($forwarders)
+
   file { $title:
     ensure  => present,
-    owner   => $owner,
-    group   => $group,
+    owner   => $::dns::server::params::owner,
+    group   => $::dns::server::params::group,
     mode    => '0644',
-    require => [File[${cfg_dir}], Class['dns::server::install']],
-	content => template("${module_name}/named.conf.options.erb"),
-    notify  => Class['dns::server::service'],
+    require => [File[$::dns::server::params::cfg_dir], Class['::dns::server::install']],
+    content => template("${module_name}/named.conf.options.erb"),
+    notify  => Class['::dns::server::service'],
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/spec/defines/dns__acl_spec.rb b/spec/defines/dns__acl_spec.rb
index 139ad2ee..b9b2f720 100644
--- a/spec/defines/dns__acl_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/dns__acl_spec.rb
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 describe 'dns::acl' do
   let(:title) { 'trusted' }
 
+  let(:facts) { { :concat_basedir => '/tmp' } }
+
   context 'passing a string to data' do
-    let :facts do { :concat_basedir => '/dne',  } end
     let :params do
       { :data => '192.168.0.0/24' }
     end
@@ -15,7 +16,6 @@
   end
 
   context 'passing an array to data' do
-    let :facts do { :concat_basedir => '/dne',  } end
     let :params do
       { :data => [ '192.168.0.0/24' ] }
     end
diff --git a/spec/defines/dns_server_options_spec.rb b/spec/defines/dns_server_options_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4cf57eb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/defines/dns_server_options_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'dns::server::options', :type => :define do
+  let :pre_condition do
+    'class { "::dns::server": }'
+  end
+
+  let(:facts) { { :osfamily => 'Debian', :concat_basedir => '/tmp' } }
+
+  let(:title) { '/etc/bind/named.conf.options' }
+
+  context 'passing valid array to forwarders' do
+    let :params do
+      { :forwarders => [ '8.8.8.8', '4.4.4.4' ] }
+    end
+
+    it { should contain_file('/etc/bind/named.conf.options') }
+    it { should contain_file('/etc/bind/named.conf.options').with_content(/8\.8\.8\.8;$/)  }
+    it { should contain_file('/etc/bind/named.conf.options').with_content(/4\.4\.4\.4;$/)  }
+    it { should contain_file('/etc/bind/named.conf.options').with_ensure("present")  }
+    it { should contain_file('/etc/bind/named.conf.options').with_owner("bind") }
+    it { should contain_file('/etc/bind/named.conf.options').with_group("bind") }
+
+  end
+
+  context 'passing a string to forwarders' do
+    let :params do
+      { :forwarders => '8.8.8.8' }
+    end
+
+    it 'should fail input validation' do
+      expect { subject }.to raise_error(Puppet::Error, /is not an Array/)
+    end
+  end
+
+end
+