diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/logical_volume/lvm.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/logical_volume/lvm.rb
index cf46a6d6..d9eb4853 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/logical_volume/lvm.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/logical_volume/lvm.rb
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ def destroy
   end
 
   def exists?
-    lvs(@resource[:volume_group]) =~ %r{#{@resource[:name]}}
+    lvs(@resource[:volume_group]) =~ lvs_pattern
   rescue Puppet::ExecutionFailure
     # lvs fails if we give it an empty volume group name, as would
     # happen if we were running `puppet resource`. This should be
diff --git a/spec/unit/puppet/provider/logical_volume/lvm_spec.rb b/spec/unit/puppet/provider/logical_volume/lvm_spec.rb
index 350d57a5..cbb9365c 100644
--- a/spec/unit/puppet/provider/logical_volume/lvm_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/puppet/provider/logical_volume/lvm_spec.rb
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@
   end
 
   lvs_output = <<-EOS
-  LV      VG       Attr       LSize   Pool Origin Data%  Meta%  Move Log Cpy%Sync Convert
-  lv_root VolGroup -wi-ao----  18.54g
-  lv_swap VolGroup -wi-ao---- 992.00m
-  data    data     -wi-ao---- 992.00m
+  LV      VG         Attr       LSize   Pool Origin Data%  Meta%  Move Log Cpy%Sync Convert
+  lv_root VolGroup   -wi-ao----  18.54g
+  lv_swap VolGroup   -wi-ao---- 992.00m
+  data    data       -wi-ao---- 992.00m
+  j1      vg_jenkins -wi-a-----   1.00g
   EOS
 
   describe 'self.instances' do
@@ -34,6 +35,12 @@
       @provider.class.stubs(:lvs).with('data').returns(lvs_output)
       expect(@provider.exists?).to be > 10
     end
+    it "returns 'nil', lv 'jenkins' in vg 'vg_jenkins' exists" do
+      @resource.expects(:[]).with(:name).returns('jenkins')
+      @resource.expects(:[]).with(:volume_group).returns('vg_jenkins').at_least_once
+      @provider.class.stubs(:lvs).with('vg_jenkins').returns(lvs_output)
+      expect(@provider.exists?).to be_nil
+    end
     it "returns 'nil', lv 'data' in vg 'myvg' does not exist" do
       @resource.expects(:[]).with(:volume_group).returns('myvg').at_least_once
       @provider.class.stubs(:lvs).with('myvg').raises(Puppet::ExecutionFailure, 'Execution of \'/sbin/lvs myvg\' returned 5')