diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 8f1f5fd..46bb154 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -18,15 +18,18 @@ class rsnapshot (
   $exclude                       = $rsnapshot::params::config_exclude,
   $snapshot_root                 = $rsnapshot::params::config_snapshot_root,
   $backup_levels                 = $rsnapshot::params::config_backup_levels,
+  $cron_service_name             = $rsnapshot::params::cron_service_name,
 ) inherits rsnapshot::params {
 
   $default_backup_scripts = $rsnapshot::params::backup_scripts + $backup_scripts
   $default_exclude        = $rsnapshot::params::config_exclude + $exclude
   if $hosts {
     class { '::rsnapshot::install': }->
-    class { '::rsnapshot::config': }
+    class { '::rsnapshot::config': }~>
+    class { '::rsnapshot::service': }
     contain '::rsnapshot::install'
     contain '::rsnapshot::config'
+    contain '::rsnapshot::service'
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 2e64ebd..6a26d1a 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ class rsnapshot::params {
   $config_backup_user            = 'root'
   $package_name                  = 'rsnapshot'
   $package_ensure                = 'present'
+  $cron_service_name             = 'crond'
   $cron_dir                      = '/etc/cron.d'
   $config_backup_levels          = [ 'daily', 'weekly', 'monthly' ]
   $config_backup_defaults        = true
diff --git a/manifests/service.pp b/manifests/service.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9769161
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/service.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# == Class: rsnapshot::service
+#
+# Reloads cron 
+class rsnapshot::service {
+  service { $rsnapshot::cron_service_name:
+    ensure => running,
+  }
+
+}
+