diff --git a/test/integration/cookbooks/os_prepare/recipes/_runit_service_centos.rb b/test/integration/cookbooks/os_prepare/recipes/_runit_service_centos.rb
index c8fd1ed27..1188396b1 100644
--- a/test/integration/cookbooks/os_prepare/recipes/_runit_service_centos.rb
+++ b/test/integration/cookbooks/os_prepare/recipes/_runit_service_centos.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 # author: Stephan Renatus
 
 include_recipe 'runit::default'
-package 'socat'
 
 # put ctl in alt location
 directory '/opt/chef/embedded/sbin' do
@@ -19,9 +18,17 @@ runit_service 'running-runit-service' do
   run_template_name 'default-svlog'
 end
 
-runit_service 'non-running-runit-service' do
+runit_service 'not-enabled-runit-service' do
   default_logger true
   run_template_name 'default-svlog'
   start_down true
+  action :enable
+end
+
+runit_service 'not-running-runit-service' do
+  default_logger true
+  run_template_name 'default-svlog'
   action :create
 end
+
+execute 'sv down not-running-runit-service'
diff --git a/test/integration/cookbooks/os_prepare/templates/default/sv-default-svlog-run.erb b/test/integration/cookbooks/os_prepare/templates/default/sv-default-svlog-run.erb
index f9768102f..9303e2f28 100644
--- a/test/integration/cookbooks/os_prepare/templates/default/sv-default-svlog-run.erb
+++ b/test/integration/cookbooks/os_prepare/templates/default/sv-default-svlog-run.erb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-exec 2>&1
-exec socat - TCP4-LISTEN:6701,fork
+exec > /dev/null
+exec yes 
diff --git a/test/integration/test/integration/default/service_spec.rb b/test/integration/test/integration/default/service_spec.rb
index 297510a29..a617c8121 100644
--- a/test/integration/test/integration/default/service_spec.rb
+++ b/test/integration/test/integration/default/service_spec.rb
@@ -51,12 +51,18 @@ if os[:family] == 'centos'
     it { should be_running }
   end
 
-  describe runit_service('non-running-runit-service') do
+  describe runit_service('not-running-runit-service') do
     it { should be_enabled }
     it { should be_installed }
     it { should_not be_running }
   end
 
+  describe runit_service('not-enabled-runit-service') do
+    it { should_not be_enabled }
+    it { should be_installed }
+    it { should_not be_running }
+  end
+
   # alt. ctl location
   describe runit_service('running-runit-service', '/opt/chef/embedded/sbin/sv') do
     it { should be_enabled }