diff --git a/lib/facter/ps.rb b/lib/facter/ps.rb
index 9163519..02117ac 100644
--- a/lib/facter/ps.rb
+++ b/lib/facter/ps.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #
 
 Facter.add(:ps) do
-  setcode do 'ps -ef' end
+  setcode do 'ps -efww' end
 end
 
 Facter.add(:ps) do
diff --git a/spec/unit/ps_spec.rb b/spec/unit/ps_spec.rb
index 2e25a4b..20c61af 100755
--- a/spec/unit/ps_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/ps_spec.rb
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ describe "ps facts" do
     'RedHat',
     'Debian',
   ].each do |os|
-    it "should return gnu/linux style ps -ef on operatingsystem #{os}" do
+    it "should return gnu/linux style ps -efww on operatingsystem #{os}" do
       Facter.fact(:operatingsystem).stubs(:value).returns os
-      Facter.fact(:ps).value.should == 'ps -ef'
+      Facter.fact(:ps).value.should == 'ps -efww'
     end
   end