diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3a6b7bb..5bdda3b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class { '::mdadm':
   force_service       => false,
   service_ensure      => 'running',
   service_enable      => true,
+  raid_check_manage   => true
   raid_check_options  => {},
 }
 ```
@@ -93,6 +94,12 @@ Valid strings are: 'running', 'stopped'
 
 `Bool`  defaults to 'true'
 
+##### `raid_check_manage`
+
+`Bool`  defaults to `true`
+
+Enables/disables management of the EL specific `raid-check` cron task.
+
 ##### `raid_check_options`
 
 `Hash`  defaults to '{}'
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 392b79a..5d99810 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   $service_force       = false,
   $service_ensure      = 'running',
   $service_enable      = true,
+  $raid_check_manage   = true,
   $raid_check_options  = {},
 ) inherits mdadm::params {
   validate_bool($config_file_manage)
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@
   validate_bool($service_force)
   validate_re($service_ensure, '^running$|^stopped$')
   validate_bool($service_enable)
+  validate_bool($raid_check_manage)
   validate_hash($raid_check_options)
 
   if $service_force {
@@ -46,13 +48,16 @@
     enable => $use_service_enable,
   }
 
-  class { 'mdadm::raid_check':
-    options => $raid_check_options,
+  if $raid_check_manage {
+    Class['mdadm::mdmonitor'] ->
+    class { 'mdadm::raid_check':
+      options => $raid_check_options,
+    } ->
+    Anchor['mdadm::end']
   }
 
   anchor { 'mdadm::begin': } ->
   Package[$mdadm::params::mdadm_package] ->
   Class['mdadm::mdmonitor'] ->
-  Class['mdadm::raid_check'] ->
   anchor { 'mdadm::end': }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/raid_check.pp b/manifests/raid_check.pp
index cd361c1..02bc69d 100644
--- a/manifests/raid_check.pp
+++ b/manifests/raid_check.pp
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
     fail("Use of private class ${name} by ${caller_module_name}")
   }
 
-  include mdadm::params
-
   # note that 'NICE' is el6.x only
 
   $default_options = {
@@ -26,11 +24,11 @@
 
   $safe_options = merge($default_options, $options)
 
-  file { $mdadm::params::raid_check_path:
+  file { $mdadm::raid_check_path:
     ensure  => present,
     owner   => 'root',
     group   => 'root',
     mode    => '0644',
-    content => template($mdadm::params::raid_check_template),
+    content => template($mdadm::raid_check_template),
   }
 }
diff --git a/spec/unit/classes/mdadm_spec.rb b/spec/unit/classes/mdadm_spec.rb
index 91383b6..fff6b8c 100644
--- a/spec/unit/classes/mdadm_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/classes/mdadm_spec.rb
@@ -77,6 +77,28 @@
       end
     end # service_force
 
+    context 'raid_check_manage =>' do
+      context 'true' do
+        let(:params) {{ :raid_check_manage => true }}
+
+        it { should contain_file('/etc/sysconfig/raid-check') }
+      end
+
+      context 'false' do
+        let(:params) {{ :raid_check_manage => false }}
+
+        it { should_not contain_file('/etc/sysconfig/raid-check') }
+      end
+
+      context 'foo' do
+        let(:params) {{ :raid_check_manage => 'foo' }}
+
+        it 'should fail' do
+          expect { should }.to raise_error(/is not a boolean/)
+        end
+      end
+    end # raid_check_manage
+
     context 'raid_check_options =>' do
       context '{}' do
         let(:params) {{ :raid_check_options => {} }}