diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index 4cf2c8ec4..5f55d6d06 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -259,8 +259,8 @@
 ###
 
 # General settings
-if default['apache']['service_name'].nil?
-  default['apache']['service_name'] = default['apache']['package']
+if node['apache']['service_name'].nil?
+  default['apache']['service_name'] = node['apache']['package']
 end
 default['apache']['listen_addresses']  = %w(*)
 default['apache']['listen_ports']      = %w(80)