diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/sensu_filter.rb b/lib/puppet/type/sensu_filter.rb
index a08654417c..0f372a9edd 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/sensu_filter.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/sensu_filter.rb
@@ -27,9 +27,8 @@
     defaultto '/etc/sensu/conf.d/filters/'
   end
 
-  newparam(:attributes) do
-    desc ""
-
+  newproperty(:attributes) do
+    desc "Filter attributes"
     include PuppetX::Sensu::ToType
 
     def is_to_s(hash = @is)