diff --git a/manifests/config.pp b/manifests/config.pp
index e5237c2..c208f95 100644
--- a/manifests/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/config.pp
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ class rsnapshot::config (
   $conf_d                 = pick($rsnapshot::conf_d, $rsnapshot::params::conf_d, '/etc/rsnapshot')
   $snapshot_root          = pick($hosts['snapshot_root'], $rsnapshot::snapshot_root, '/backup')
   $logpath                = pick($rsnapshot::logpath, $rsnapshot::params::config_logpath)
-  $cronfile_prefix_use    = pick($rsnapshot::cronfile_prefix_use, $rsnapshot::params::cronfile_prefix_use, false)
-  $cronfile_prefix        = pick($rsnapshot::cronfile_prefix, $rsnapshot::params::cronfile_prefix, '')
+  $cronfile_prefix_use    = pick($rsnapshot::cronfile_prefix_use, $rsnapshot::params::config_cronfile_prefix_use, false)
+  $cronfile_prefix        = pick($rsnapshot::cronfile_prefix, $rsnapshot::params::config_cronfile_prefix, '')
   # make sure lock path and conf path exist
   file { $conf_d:
     ensure => 'directory',
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class rsnapshot::config (
     $rsync_numtries         = pick_undef($hash['rsync_numtries'], $rsnapshot::params::config_rsync_numtries)
     #$backup_scripts         = pick_undef($hash['backup_scripts'], $rsnapshot::params::config_backup_scripts)
 
-    $snapshot_dir           = "${config_snapshot_root}/${host}"
+    $snapshot_dir           = "${snapshot_root}/${host}"
     $config                 = "${conf_d}/${host}.rsnapshot.conf"
     $lockfile               = "${lockpath}/${host}.pid"
     $logfile                = "${logpath}/${host}.log"
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index f586bcc..031b7a6 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ class rsnapshot (
   $exclude                 = $rsnapshot::params::config_exclude,
   $snapshot_root           = $rsnapshot::params::config_snapshot_root,
   $backup_levels           = $rsnapshot::params::config_backup_levels,
+  $backup_user             = $rsnapshot::params::config_backup_user,
   $cron_service_name       = $rsnapshot::params::cron_service_name,
+  $manage_cron             = $rsnapshot::params::manage_cron,
   $cronfile_prefix         = $rsnapshot::params::config_cronfile_prefix,
   $cronfile_prefix_use     = $rsnapshot::params::config_cronfile_prefix_use,
   $check_mk_job            = $rsnapshot::params::config_check_mk_job,
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index aa483a3..12e54c9 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class rsnapshot::params {
     'Debian' => 'cron',
     default  => '',
     }
+  $manage_cron                   = true
   $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
index 9769161..6aed08f 100644
--- a/manifests/service.pp
+++ b/manifests/service.pp
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 # == Class: rsnapshot::service
 #
-# Reloads cron 
-class rsnapshot::service {
-  service { $rsnapshot::cron_service_name:
-    ensure => running,
+# Reloads cron
+class rsnapshot::service (
+  $manage_cron = $rsnapshot::manage_cron
+) {
+
+  if $manage_cron {
+    service { $rsnapshot::cron_service_name:
+      ensure => running,
+    }
   }
-
 }
-