diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 2c69ab9..1a1e2cd 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
 require 'puppet-lint/tasks/puppet-lint'
 
-task :unit_tests => [:lint]
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+task :unit_tests => [:lint]
+
+PuppetLint.configuration.fail_on_warnings
+PuppetLint.configuration.send('relative')
+PuppetLint.configuration.send('disable_80chars')
+PuppetLint.configuration.send('disable_class_inherits_from_params_class')
+PuppetLint.configuration.send('disable_documentation')
+PuppetLint.configuration.send('disable_single_quote_string_with_variables')
+PuppetLint.configuration.ignore_paths = ["spec/**/*.pp", "pkg/**/*.pp"]
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