1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/cron.rb b/lib/puppet/type/cron.rb
index 9d827df78..c42f0df55 100755
--- a/lib/puppet/type/cron.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/cron.rb
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ Puppet::Type.newtype(:cron) do
       end
 
       if value == "*"
-        return value
+        return :absent
       end
 
       return value unless self.class.boundaries