diff --git a/manifests/functions/create_export.pp b/manifests/functions/create_export.pp
index a36cb76d..4ba5f740 100644
--- a/manifests/functions/create_export.pp
+++ b/manifests/functions/create_export.pp
@@ -50,12 +50,11 @@
     }
 
     unless defined(File[$name]) {
-      file { $name:
-        ensure                  => directory,
+      filepath { $name:
+        ensure                  => present,
         owner                   => $owner,
         group                   => $group,
         mode                    => $mode,
-        selinux_ignore_defaults => true,
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index 0b34eb4e..66c245be 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     {"name":"puppetlabs/transition","version_requirement":">= 0.1.0 < 2.0.0"},
     {"name":"puppet/augeasproviders_core","version_requirement":">= 2.1.5 < 4.0.0"},
     {"name":"puppet/augeasproviders_shellvar","version_requirement":">= 1.2.0 <= 5.0.0"}
+    {"name":"edgej-filepath","version_requirement":">= 1.0.0"}
   ],
   "tags": ["nfs", "nfs4", "exports", "mount", "mfc"],
   "operatingsystem_support": [