diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/postgresql_conf/ruby.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/postgresql_conf/ruby.rb
index 984b42706b..7e5db35232 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/postgresql_conf/ruby.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/postgresql_conf/ruby.rb
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def write_config(file, lines)
   # check, if resource exists in postgresql.conf file
   def exists?
     select = parse_config.select { |hash| hash[:key] == resource[:key] }
-    raise ParserError, "found multiple config items of #{resource[:key]} found, please fix this" if select.length > 1
+    raise Puppet::Error, "found multiple config items of #{resource[:key]}, please fix this" if select.length > 1
     return false if select.empty?
 
     @result = select.first
diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/postgresql_conf/ruby_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/postgresql_conf/ruby_spec.rb
index 11800b0fc7..f625f94d54 100644
--- a/spec/unit/provider/postgresql_conf/ruby_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/postgresql_conf/ruby_spec.rb
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@
 provider_class = Puppet::Type.type(:postgresql_conf).provider(:ruby)
 
 describe provider_class do
-  let(:resource) { Puppet::Type.type(:postgresql_conf).new(name: 'foo', value: 'bar') }
+  let(:resource) { Puppet::Type.type(:postgresql_conf).new(name: 'foo', key: 'foo', value: 'bar') }
   let(:provider) { resource.provider }
 
   before(:each) do
     allow(provider).to receive(:file_path).and_return('/tmp/foo')
     allow(provider).to receive(:read_file).and_return('foo = bar')
     allow(provider).to receive(:write_file).and_return(true)
+    allow(provider).to receive(:resource).and_return(key: 'your_key', line_number: 1, value: 'foo')
   end
   # rubocop:enable RSpec/ReceiveMessages
 
@@ -26,8 +27,27 @@
     expect(provider).to respond_to(:add_header)
   end
 
-  it 'has a method exists?' do
-    expect(provider).to respond_to(:exists?)
+  describe '#exists?' do
+    it 'returns true when a matching config item is found' do
+      config_data = [{ key: 'your_key', value: 'your_value' }]
+      expect(provider).to receive(:parse_config).and_return(config_data)
+
+      expect(provider.exists?).to be true
+    end
+
+    it 'returns false when no matching config item is found' do
+      config_data = [{ key: 'other_key', value: 'other_value' }]
+      expect(provider).to receive(:parse_config).and_return(config_data)
+
+      expect(provider.exists?).to be false
+    end
+
+    it 'raises an error when multiple matching config items are found' do
+      config_data = [{ key: 'your_key', value: 'value1' }, { key: 'your_key', value: 'value2' }]
+      expect(provider).to receive(:parse_config).and_return(config_data)
+
+      expect { provider.exists? }.to raise_error(Puppet::Error, 'found multiple config items of your_key found, please fix this')
+    end
   end
 
   it 'has a method create' do