diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/onevnet_addressrange.rb b/lib/puppet/type/onevnet_addressrange.rb
index 5f50e617..812411e6 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/onevnet_addressrange.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/onevnet_addressrange.rb
@@ -83,4 +83,8 @@
     self[:onevnet_name]
   end
 
+  validate do
+    raise Puppet::Error, 'Onevnet name is required' unless self[:onevnet_name].nil?
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/spec/type/onevnet_addressrange_spec.rb b/spec/type/onevnet_addressrange_spec.rb
index c622fff4..7eb326bf 100644
--- a/spec/type/onevnet_addressrange_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/type/onevnet_addressrange_spec.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
   before :each do
     @vnet = res_type.new(:name => 'test')
+    @onevnet_name = res_type.new(:name => 'test')
     @vnet4 = res_type.new(:name => 'test')
     @vnet6 = res_type.new(:name => 'test')
   end