diff --git a/recipes/default.rb b/recipes/default.rb
index 888b4b1..5d494ad 100644
--- a/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/recipes/default.rb
@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@
 #
 automatic_updates 'default' do
   action :enable
-  send_email 'no'
 end
diff --git a/spec/unit/recipes/automatic_updates_centos68_spec.rb b/spec/unit/recipes/automatic_updates_centos68_spec.rb
index 016bcac..5d6806c 100644
--- a/spec/unit/recipes/automatic_updates_centos68_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/recipes/automatic_updates_centos68_spec.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     step_into: ['automatic_updates'],
   }.freeze
 
-  context 'Enable automationc_update' do
+  context 'Enable automatic_update' do
     let(:chef_run) do
       ChefSpec::SoloRunner.new(CENTOS68_OPTS) do |node|
         node_resources(node)
@@ -42,7 +42,19 @@
     end
   end
 
-  context 'Disable automationc_update' do
+  context 'Enable automatic_update without email' do
+    let(:chef_run) do
+      ChefSpec::SoloRunner.new(CENTOS68_OPTS) do |node|
+        node_resources(node)
+      end.converge('automatic_updates_test::enable_noemail')
+    end
+
+    it 'enables automatic updates in yum-cron.conf' do
+      expect(chef_run).to render_file('/etc/yum/yum-cron.conf').with_content('update_messages = no')
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'Disable automatic_update' do
     let(:chef_run) do
       ChefSpec::SoloRunner.new(CENTOS68_OPTS) do |node|
         node_resources(node)
diff --git a/spec/unit/recipes/automatic_updates_centos72_spec.rb b/spec/unit/recipes/automatic_updates_centos72_spec.rb
index b20ec2d..8a199e0 100644
--- a/spec/unit/recipes/automatic_updates_centos72_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/recipes/automatic_updates_centos72_spec.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     step_into: ['automatic_updates'],
   }.freeze
 
-  context 'Enable automationc_update' do
+  context 'Enable automatic_update' do
     let(:chef_run) do
       ChefSpec::SoloRunner.new(CENTOS72_OPTS) do |node|
         node_resources(node)
@@ -42,7 +42,19 @@
     end
   end
 
-  context 'Disable automationc_update' do
+  context 'Enable automatic_update without email' do
+    let(:chef_run) do
+      ChefSpec::SoloRunner.new(CENTOS72_OPTS) do |node|
+        node_resources(node)
+      end.converge('automatic_updates_test::enable_noemail')
+    end
+
+    it 'enables automatic updates in yum-cron.conf' do
+      expect(chef_run).to render_file('/etc/yum/yum-cron.conf').with_content('update_messages = no')
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'Disable automatic_update' do
     let(:chef_run) do
       ChefSpec::SoloRunner.new(CENTOS72_OPTS) do |node|
         node_resources(node)
diff --git a/spec/unit/recipes/automatic_updates_ubuntu1404_spec.rb b/spec/unit/recipes/automatic_updates_ubuntu1404_spec.rb
index 6a48267..075cdec 100644
--- a/spec/unit/recipes/automatic_updates_ubuntu1404_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/recipes/automatic_updates_ubuntu1404_spec.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     step_into: ['automatic_updates'],
   }.freeze
 
-  context 'Enable automationc_update' do
+  context 'Enable automatic_update' do
     let(:chef_run) do
       ChefSpec::SoloRunner.new(UBUNTU1404_OPTS) do |node|
         node_resources(node)
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     it_behaves_like 'enable automatic updates for Ubuntu'
   end
 
-  context 'Disable automationc_update' do
+  context 'Disable automatic_update' do
     let(:chef_run) do
       ChefSpec::SoloRunner.new(UBUNTU1404_OPTS) do |node|
         node_resources(node)
diff --git a/spec/unit/recipes/automatic_updates_ubuntu1604_spec.rb b/spec/unit/recipes/automatic_updates_ubuntu1604_spec.rb
index 394faec..c31e979 100644
--- a/spec/unit/recipes/automatic_updates_ubuntu1604_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/recipes/automatic_updates_ubuntu1604_spec.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     step_into: ['automatic_updates'],
   }.freeze
 
-  context 'Enable automationc_update' do
+  context 'Enable automatic_update' do
     let(:chef_run) do
       ChefSpec::SoloRunner.new(UBUNTU1604_OPTS) do |node|
         node_resources(node)
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     it_behaves_like 'enable automatic updates for Ubuntu'
   end
 
-  context 'Disable automationc_update' do
+  context 'Disable automatic_update' do
     let(:chef_run) do
       ChefSpec::SoloRunner.new(UBUNTU1604_OPTS) do |node|
         node_resources(node)
diff --git a/test/fixtures/cookbooks/automatic_updates_test/recipes/enable_noemail.rb b/test/fixtures/cookbooks/automatic_updates_test/recipes/enable_noemail.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6597922
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/cookbooks/automatic_updates_test/recipes/enable_noemail.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# comments!
+include_recipe 'disable_ipv6'
+
+automatic_updates 'default' do
+  action :enable
+  send_email 'no'
+end
diff --git a/test/integration/default/inspec/yum_cron_spec.rb b/test/integration/default/inspec/yum_cron_spec.rb
index 56598a4..9f31d40 100644
--- a/test/integration/default/inspec/yum_cron_spec.rb
+++ b/test/integration/default/inspec/yum_cron_spec.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
   describe file('/etc/yum/yum-cron.conf') do
     its(:content) { should match(/download_updates = yes/) }
     its(:content) { should match(/apply_updates = yes/) }
-    its(:content) { should match(/update_messages = no/) }
   end
 
   describe service('yum-cron') do