diff --git a/lib/resources/service.rb b/lib/resources/service.rb
index 156fa1e05..38e0dee55 100644
--- a/lib/resources/service.rb
+++ b/lib/resources/service.rb
@@ -149,40 +149,46 @@ end
 class Upstart < ServiceManager
   def info(service_name)
     # get the status of upstart service
-    cmd = inspec.command("initctl status #{service_name}")
-    return nil if cmd.exit_status != 0
+    status = inspec.command("initctl status #{service_name}")
+
+    # fallback for systemv services, those are not handled via `initctl`
+    return SysV.new(inspec).info(service_name) if status.exit_status.to_i != 0
 
     # @see: http://upstart.ubuntu.com/cookbook/#job-states
     # grep for running to indicate the service is there
-    match_running = /running/.match(cmd.stdout)
-    !match_running.nil? ? (running = true) : (running = false)
-
-    # check if a service is enabled
-    # http://upstart.ubuntu.com/cookbook/#determine-if-a-job-is-disabled
-    # $ initctl show-config $job | grep -q "^  start on" && echo enabled || echo disabled
-    # Ubuntu 10.04 show-config is not supported
-    # @see http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/maverick/man8/initctl.8.html
-    config = inspec.command("initctl show-config #{service_name}")
-    match_enabled = /^\s*start on/.match(config.stdout)
-    !match_enabled.nil? ? (enabled = true) : (enabled = false)
-
-    # implement fallback for Ubuntu 10.04
-    if inspec.os[:family] == 'ubuntu' &&
-       inspec.os[:release].to_f >= 10.04 &&
-       inspec.os[:release].to_f < 12.04 &&
-       cmd.exit_status == 0
-      enabled = true
-    end
+    running = !status.stdout[/running/].nil?
 
     {
       name: service_name,
       description: nil,
       installed: true,
       running: running,
-      enabled: enabled,
+      enabled: info_enabled(status, service_name),
       type: 'upstart',
     }
   end
+
+  private
+
+  def info_enabled(status, service_name)
+    # check if a service is enabled
+    # http://upstart.ubuntu.com/cookbook/#determine-if-a-job-is-disabled
+    # $ initctl show-config $job | grep -q "^  start on" && echo enabled || echo disabled
+    # Ubuntu 10.04 show-config is not supported
+    # @see http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/maverick/man8/initctl.8.html
+    config = inspec.command("initctl show-config #{service_name}")
+    enabled = !config.stdout[/^\s*start on/].nil?
+
+    # implement fallback for Ubuntu 10.04
+    if inspec.os[:family] == 'ubuntu' &&
+       inspec.os[:release].to_f >= 10.04 &&
+       inspec.os[:release].to_f < 12.04 &&
+       status.exit_status == 0
+      enabled = true
+    end
+
+    enabled
+  end
 end
 
 class SysV < ServiceManager
diff --git a/test/integration/cookbooks/os_prepare/recipes/default.rb b/test/integration/cookbooks/os_prepare/recipes/default.rb
index 711529ce2..42063c200 100644
--- a/test/integration/cookbooks/os_prepare/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/test/integration/cookbooks/os_prepare/recipes/default.rb
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@
 include_recipe('os_prepare::apt')
 include_recipe('os_prepare::file')
 include_recipe('os_prepare::package')
+include_recipe('os_prepare::service')
diff --git a/test/integration/cookbooks/os_prepare/recipes/service.rb b/test/integration/cookbooks/os_prepare/recipes/service.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9fda0529b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/cookbooks/os_prepare/recipes/service.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# encoding: utf-8
+# author: Christoph Hartmann
+# author: Dominik Richter
+#
+# prepares services
+
+# install ntp as a service on ubuntu
+case node['platform']
+when 'ubuntu'
+  include_recipe('apt')
+  package 'ntp'
+end
diff --git a/test/integration/default/_debug_spec.rb b/test/integration/test/integration/default/_debug_spec.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from test/integration/default/_debug_spec.rb
rename to test/integration/test/integration/default/_debug_spec.rb
diff --git a/test/integration/default/apt_spec.rb b/test/integration/test/integration/default/apt_spec.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from test/integration/default/apt_spec.rb
rename to test/integration/test/integration/default/apt_spec.rb
diff --git a/test/integration/default/file_spec.rb b/test/integration/test/integration/default/file_spec.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from test/integration/default/file_spec.rb
rename to test/integration/test/integration/default/file_spec.rb
diff --git a/test/integration/default/group_spec.rb b/test/integration/test/integration/default/group_spec.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from test/integration/default/group_spec.rb
rename to test/integration/test/integration/default/group_spec.rb
diff --git a/test/integration/default/kernel_module_spec.rb b/test/integration/test/integration/default/kernel_module_spec.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from test/integration/default/kernel_module_spec.rb
rename to test/integration/test/integration/default/kernel_module_spec.rb
diff --git a/test/integration/default/kernel_parameter_spec.rb b/test/integration/test/integration/default/kernel_parameter_spec.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from test/integration/default/kernel_parameter_spec.rb
rename to test/integration/test/integration/default/kernel_parameter_spec.rb
diff --git a/test/integration/default/package_spec.rb b/test/integration/test/integration/default/package_spec.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from test/integration/default/package_spec.rb
rename to test/integration/test/integration/default/package_spec.rb
diff --git a/test/integration/default/service_spec.rb b/test/integration/test/integration/default/service_spec.rb
similarity index 76%
rename from test/integration/default/service_spec.rb
rename to test/integration/test/integration/default/service_spec.rb
index 8009d5d44..d2ce3db16 100644
--- a/test/integration/default/service_spec.rb
+++ b/test/integration/test/integration/default/service_spec.rb
@@ -26,3 +26,12 @@ describe service(available_service) do
   it { should be_installed }
   it { should be_running }
 end
+
+# extra test for ubuntu upstart with systemv service
+if os[:family] == 'ubuntu'
+  describe service('ntp') do
+    it { should be_enabled }
+    it { should be_installed }
+    it { should be_running }
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/integration/default/user_spec.rb b/test/integration/test/integration/default/user_spec.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from test/integration/default/user_spec.rb
rename to test/integration/test/integration/default/user_spec.rb