diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index e93f9d1..5f17c91 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ class rsnapshot (
   $backup_levels                 = $rsnapshot::params::config_backup_levels,
   $cron_service_name             = $rsnapshot::params::cron_service_name,
   $rsnapshot_prefix             =  $rsnapshot::params::config_rsnapshot_prefix,
+  $check_mk_job                  = $rsnapshot::params::config_check_mk_job,
+
 ) inherits rsnapshot::params {
 
   $default_backup_scripts = $rsnapshot::params::backup_scripts + $backup_scripts
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index c5efa35..fa86a3c 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class rsnapshot::params {
   $config_backup_levels          = [ 'daily', 'weekly', 'monthly' ]
   $config_backup_defaults        = true
   $config_version                = '1.2'
+  $config_check_mk_job           = false
   $config_cmd_cp                 = '/bin/cp'
   $config_cmd_rm                 = '/bin/rm'
   $config_cmd_rsync              = '/usr/bin/rsync'
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ class rsnapshot::params {
     },
     monthly    => {
       minute   => '0..59',
-      hour     => '0..23',      # you could also do:   ['21..23','0..4','5'],
+      hour     => '0..23',      # you could also do:   ['21..2    3','0..4','5'],
       monthday => '0..28',
       month    => '*',
       weekday  => '*',
diff --git a/templates/cron.erb b/templates/cron.erb
index 4c63a80..56ae348 100644
--- a/templates/cron.erb
+++ b/templates/cron.erb
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<%= @minute %> <%= @hour %> <%= @monthday %> <%= @month %> <%= @weekday %>  root      /usr/bin/rsnapshot -c <%= @config %> <%= @level %>
+<%= @minute %> <%= @hour %> <%= @monthday %> <%= @month %> <%= @weekday %>  root<% if scope['rsnapshot::check_mk_job'] == true -%> mk-job rsnapshot_<%= @host %>_<%= @level %><% end -%>       /usr/bin/rsnapshot -c <%= @config %> <%= @level %>