diff --git a/cups/manifests/init.pp b/cups/manifests/init.pp
index 3ae0b4d..c2b1dc3 100644
--- a/cups/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/cups/manifests/init.pp
@@ -21,12 +21,15 @@ class cups::client {
 
     case $operatingsystem {
 	openbsd: {
-	    exec { "cups-enable":
-		command => "echo y | cups-enable",
-		path    => "/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/sbin",
-		user    => root,
+            exec { "cups-enable":
+                command => $operatingsystemrelease ? {
+                    /4\.[1-8]/ => "echo y | cups-enable",
+                    default    => "sh -c '. /etc/rc.d/cupsd check ; rc_pre'",
+                },
+                path    => "/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/sbin",
+                user    => "root",
                 creates => "/usr/bin/lpr.pre-cups",
-		require => Package["cups"],
+                require => Package["cups"],
 	    }
 	}
     }