diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5f50e63..fab9dcd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ Boolean. Backup default backup dirs or not.
 ####`$cron`
 Hash. Set time ranges for different backup levels.
 Hash is of the form:
+```puppet
 cron =>{
   daily => {
     minute => param,
@@ -216,6 +217,26 @@ cron =>{
   }
   {...}
 }
+```
+####`$snapshot_root`
+global. the directory holding your backups. you will end up with a structure like:
+```
+/backup/
+├── example.com
+│   ├── daily.0
+│   ├── daily.1
+│   ├── daily.2
+│   ├── daily.3
+│   ├── weekly.0
+│   ├── weekly.1
+│   ├── weekly.2
+│   └── weekly.3
+└── localhost
+    ├── daily.0
+    ├── daily.1
+    ├── daily.2
+    └── weekly.0
+```
 ### rsnapshot configuration variables
 Please read up on the following in the [rsnapshot manpage](http://linux.die.net/man/1/rsnapshot)
 ####`$cmd_cp`
@@ -239,7 +260,6 @@ Please read up on the following in the [rsnapshot manpage](http://linux.die.net/
 ####`$logpath`
 ####`$logfile`
 ####`$lockpath`
-####`$snapshot_root`
 ####`$no_create_root`
 ####`$verbose`
 ####`$loglevel`
diff --git a/manifests/config.pp b/manifests/config.pp
index 1b39c1d..ab4af20 100644
--- a/manifests/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/config.pp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ class rsnapshot::config (
   $config_version         = $rsnapshot::params::config_version
   $lockpath               = pick($rsnapshot::lockpath, $rsnapshot::params::config_lockpath)
   $conf_d                 = pick($rsnapshot::conf_d, $rsnapshot::params::conf_d)
+  $snapshot_root          = pick($hosts['snapshot_root'], $rsnapshot::params::config_snapshot_root)
   # make sure lock path and conf path exist
   file { $conf_d:
     ensure => 'directory',
@@ -19,6 +20,9 @@ class rsnapshot::config (
   file { $cron_dir:
     ensure => 'directory',
   }
+  file { $snapshot_root:
+    ensure => 'directory',
+  }
   # custom function, if only a hostname is given as a param, this is an empty hash
   # the next loop would break as puppet does not allow to reassign variables
   # the function checks $hosts for elements like: 
@@ -26,7 +30,6 @@ class rsnapshot::config (
   $hosts_clean = assert_empty_hash($hosts)
 
   $hosts_clean.each |String $host, Hash $hash | {
-    $snapshot_root          = pick($hash['snapshot_root'], $rsnapshot::params::config_snapshot_root)
     $backup_user            = pick($hash['backup_user'], $rsnapshot::params::config_backup_user)
     $default_backup_dirs    = pick($rsnapshot::default_backup, $rsnapshot::params::config_default_backup)
     $backup_levels          = pick($hash['backup_levels'], $rsnapshot::params::config_backup_levels, 'weekly')
@@ -105,13 +108,12 @@ class rsnapshot::config (
     }
 
     file { $exclude_file: 
-      ensure => file,
+      ensure => 'file',
     }
     file { $config:
       content => template('rsnapshot/rsnapshot.erb')
     }
-
-    $cronfile = "/tmp/rsnapshot.d/cron/${host}"
+    $cronfile = "${cron_dir}/${host}"
     concat { "${cronfile}":
     }
     $backup_levels.each |String $level| {
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 5ddccf0..d4cd5c4 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 # default params
 class rsnapshot::params {
   $hosts                         = undef
-  $conf_d                        = '/tmp/rsnapshot.d' # the place where the host specific configs are stored
-  $config_backup_user                   = 'root'
+  $conf_d                        = '/etc/rsnapshot' # the place where the host specific configs are stored
+  $config_backup_user            = 'root'
   $package_name                  = 'rsnapshot'
   $package_ensure                = 'present'
-  $cron_dir                      = '/tmp/rsnapshot.d/cron'
+  $cron_dir                      = '/etc/cron.d'
   $config_backup_levels          = [ 'daily', 'weekly', ]
   $config_backup_defaults        = true
   $config_version                = '1.2'