diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fc1ffb7..ca6ccfd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -223,3 +223,31 @@ uwsgi::app:
       module: 'mysite.wsgi:application'
       socket: '/tmp/uwsgi_django2.sock'
 ```
+
+Example using hiera to use Debian Jessie APT packages & default file locations
+
+```yaml
+---
+classes:
+  - uwsgi
+uwsgi::package_name:
+  - 'uwsgi-emperor'
+  - 'uwsgi-plugins-all'
+uwsgi::package_provider: 'apt'
+uwsgi::service_name: 'uwsgi-emperor'
+uwsgi::service_provider: 'debian'
+uwsgi::manage_service_file: false
+uwsgi::config_file: '/etc/uwsgi-emperor/emperor.ini'
+uwsgi::log_dir: '/var/log/uwsgi/emperor.log'
+uwsgi::app_directory: '/etc/uwsgi-emperor/vassals'
+uwsgi::install_pip: false
+uwsgi::install_python_dev: false
+uwsgi::socket: undef
+uwsgi::pidfile: '/run/uwsgi-emperor.pid'
+uwsgi::emperor_options:
+  uid: 'www-data'
+  gid: 'www-data'
+  workers: '2'
+  no-orphans: 'true'
+```
+
diff --git a/manifests/app.pp b/manifests/app.pp
index 4c5e133..af98c73 100644
--- a/manifests/app.pp
+++ b/manifests/app.pp
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
         group   => $gid,
         mode    => '0644',
         content => template($template),
-        require => Package[$::uwsgi::package_name],
-        notify  => Service[$::uwsgi::service_name]
+        require => Package[$::uwsgi::package_name]
     }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 0c14b18..8f92b81 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@
     $install_python_dev  = $uwsgi::params::install_python_dev,
     $python_pip          = $uwsgi::params::python_pip,
     $python_dev          = $uwsgi::params::python_dev,
+    $pidfile             = $uwsgi::params::pidfile,
+    $socket              = $uwsgi::params::socket,
     $emperor_options     = undef
 ) inherits uwsgi::params {
 
@@ -136,44 +138,49 @@
         require => Package[$package_name]
     }
 
-    if $service_file == undef {
-        $service_file_real = $service_provider ? {
-            redhat  => '/etc/init.d/uwsgi',
-            upstart => '/etc/init/uwsgi.conf',
-            default => '/etc/init/uwsgi.conf',
-        }
-    } else {
-        $service_file_real = $service_file
-    }
+    if $manage_service_file == true {
+      if $service_file == undef {
+          $service_file_real = $service_provider ? {
+              redhat  => '/etc/init.d/uwsgi',
+              upstart => '/etc/init/uwsgi.conf',
+              default => '/etc/init/uwsgi.conf',
+          }
+      } else {
+          $service_file_real = $service_file
+      }
 
-    if $service_file_mode == undef {
-        $service_file_mode_real = $service_provider ? {
-            redhat  => '0555',
-            upstart => '0644',
-            default => '0644',
-        }
-    } else {
-        $service_file_mode_real = $service_file_mode
-    }
+      if $service_file_mode == undef {
+          $service_file_mode_real = $service_provider ? {
+              redhat  => '0555',
+              upstart => '0644',
+              default => '0644',
+          }
+      } else {
+          $service_file_mode_real = $service_file_mode
+      }
 
-    if $service_template == undef {
-        $service_template_real = $service_provider ? {
-            redhat  => 'uwsgi/uwsgi_service-redhat.erb',
-            upstart => 'uwsgi/uwsgi_upstart.conf.erb',
-            default => 'uwsgi/uwsgi_upstart.conf.erb',
-        }
-    } else {
-        $service_template_real = $service_template
-    }
+      if $service_template == undef {
+          $service_template_real = $service_provider ? {
+              redhat  => 'uwsgi/uwsgi_service-redhat.erb',
+              upstart => 'uwsgi/uwsgi_upstart.conf.erb',
+              default => 'uwsgi/uwsgi_upstart.conf.erb',
+          }
+      } else {
+          $service_template_real = $service_template
+      }
 
-    file { $service_file_real:
-        ensure   => $file_ensure,
-        owner    => 'root',
-        group    => 'root',
-        mode     => $service_file_mode_real,
-        replace  => $manage_service_file,
-        content  => template($service_template_real),
-        require  => Package[$package_name]
+      file { $service_file_real:
+          ensure   => $file_ensure,
+          owner    => 'root',
+          group    => 'root',
+          mode     => $service_file_mode_real,
+          replace  => $manage_service_file,
+          content  => template($service_template_real),
+          require  => Package[$package_name]
+      }
+      $required_files = [ $config_file, $service_file_real ]
+    } else {
+      $required_files = $config_file
     }
 
     file { $app_directory:
@@ -192,13 +199,9 @@
         provider   => $service_provider,
         require    => [
             Package[$package_name],
-            File[$config_file],
-            File[$service_file_real]
+            File[$required_files]
             ],
-        subscribe  => [
-            File[$config_file],
-            File[$service_file_real]
-            ]
+        subscribe  => File[$required_files]
     }
 
     # finally, configure any applications necessary
diff --git a/templates/uwsgi.ini.erb b/templates/uwsgi.ini.erb
index 15572b2..c78d1b3 100644
--- a/templates/uwsgi.ini.erb
+++ b/templates/uwsgi.ini.erb
@@ -4,14 +4,18 @@
 # uWSGI main process configuration
 #
 [uwsgi]
+<% if @socket -%>
 socket = <%= @socket %>
+<% end -%>
 pidfile = <%= @pidfile %>
 emperor = <%= @app_directory %>
 emperor-tyrant = true
 master = true
 autoload = true
 log-date = true
+<% if @log_file -%>
 logto = <%= @log_file %>
+<% end -%>
 <%
 if @emperor_options
   @emperor_options.sort.each do |key, value|