diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index 5fe04d22c5..f836ec2c86 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -111,7 +111,13 @@ Vagrant.configure(VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION) do |config|
     server.vm.network :forwarded_port, guest: 3000, host: 3000, auto_correct: true
     server.vm.network :forwarded_port, guest: 15672, host: 15672, auto_correct: true
     server.vm.provision :shell, :path => "tests/provision_basic_el.sh"
-    server.vm.provision :shell, :path => "tests/provision_enterprise_server.sh"
+    server.vm.provision :shell,
+      :path => "tests/provision_enterprise_server.sh",
+      :env => {
+        'FACTER_SE_USER' => ENV['FACTER_SE_USER'].to_s,
+        'FACTER_SE_PASS' => ENV['FACTER_SE_PASS'].to_s,
+      }
+
     server.vm.provision :shell, :path => "tests/rabbitmq.sh"
   end
 
diff --git a/tests/provision_enterprise_server.sh b/tests/provision_enterprise_server.sh
index 3cb49a8d31..e1ea1e209d 100644
--- a/tests/provision_enterprise_server.sh
+++ b/tests/provision_enterprise_server.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+if [ -z "${FACTER_SE_USER:-}" ]; then
+  echo "ERROR: You must export FACTER_SE_USER and FACTER_SE_PASS" >&2
+  echo "ERROR: In the shell that executes vagrant up" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+echo "FACTER_SE_USER=$FACTER_SE_USER"
+
 # setup module dependencies
 puppet module install puppetlabs/rabbitmq
 
diff --git a/tests/sensu-server-enterprise.pp b/tests/sensu-server-enterprise.pp
index 03882b9f6e..7a3992a1cb 100644
--- a/tests/sensu-server-enterprise.pp
+++ b/tests/sensu-server-enterprise.pp
@@ -9,18 +9,19 @@
     mode   => '0600',
   }
 
+  # NOTE: When testing sensu enterprise, provide the SE_USER and SE_PASS to use
+  # with the online repository using the FACTER_SE_USER and FACTER_SE_PASS
+  # environment variables.  An effective way to manage this is with `direnv`
   class { '::sensu':
     install_repo              => true,
-    server                    => true,
+    enterprise                => true,
+    enterprise_user           => $facts['se_user'],
+    enterprise_pass           => $facts['se_pass'],
     manage_services           => true,
     manage_user               => true,
     rabbitmq_password         => 'correct-horse-battery-staple',
     rabbitmq_vhost            => '/sensu',
-    api                       => true,
-    api_user                  => 'admin',
-    api_password              => 'secret',
     client_address            => $::ipaddress_eth1,
-    # enterprise options
     api_ssl_port              => '4568',
     api_ssl_keystore_file     => '/etc/sensu/api.keystore',
     api_ssl_keystore_password => 'sensutest',