diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/schedule.rb b/lib/puppet/type/schedule.rb
index e664a6e0c..c68422849 100755
--- a/lib/puppet/type/schedule.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/schedule.rb
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ module Puppet
                 See the ``periodmatch`` attribute for tuning whether to match
                 times by their distance apart or by their specific value."
 
-            newvalues(:hourly, :daily, :weekly, :monthly)
+            newvalues(:hourly, :daily, :weekly, :monthly, :never)
 
             @@scale = {
                 :hourly => 3600,
@@ -246,6 +246,8 @@ module Puppet
             }
 
             def match?(previous, now)
+                return false if value == :never
+
                 value = self.value
                 case @parent[:periodmatch]
                 when :number
diff --git a/test/ral/types/schedule.rb b/test/ral/types/schedule.rb
index e50f88bab..e9b3ef8b3 100755
--- a/test/ral/types/schedule.rb
+++ b/test/ral/types/schedule.rb
@@ -340,6 +340,18 @@ class TestSchedule < Test::Unit::TestCase
         assert(! s.match?(min("-", 15)), "matched minus 15 minutes with half-hourly")
         assert(s.match?(min("-", 25)), "Did not match minus 25 with half-hourly")
     end
+
+    # #526
+    def test_never_period
+        schedule = nil
+        assert_nothing_raised do
+            schedule = Puppet::Type.type(:schedule).create(
+                :name => "test", :period => :never
+            )
+        end
+
+        assert(! schedule.match?, "schedule matched with period == never")
+    end
 end
 
 # $Id$