diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 70e2ee5..4e54020 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
       $qvalue = shellquote("${value}")
       # lint:endignore
       exec { "enforce-sysctl-value-${qtitle}":
-          unless  => "/usr/bin/test \"$(/sbin/sysctl -n ${qtitle})\" = ${qvalue}",
+          unless  => "/usr/bin/test \"$(/sbin/sysctl -n ${qtitle}|/usr/bin/tr '\t' ' ')\" = ${qvalue}",
           command => "/sbin/sysctl -w ${qtitle}=${qvalue}",
       }
     }
diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index 5283850..9048001 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "thias-sysctl",
-  "version": "1.0.6",
+  "version": "1.0.7",
   "author": "Matthias Saou",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "summary": "Sysctl module",
diff --git a/tests/init.pp b/tests/init.pp
index 99a6e38..54a117d 100644
--- a/tests/init.pp
+++ b/tests/init.pp
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@
   value   => '|/scripts/core-gzip.sh /var/tmp/core/core.%e.%p.%h.%t.gz',
   comment => 'wrapper script to gzip core dumps',
 }
+sysctl { 'kernel.printk': value => '4 4 1 7' }