diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index b6822a1..f0c8d24 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -18,50 +18,64 @@
 #
 
 class bind (
-  $package_name           = $::bind::params::package_name,
-  $config_file            = $::bind::params::config_file,
-  $template               = 'bind/configfile.erb',
-  $template_local         = $::bind::params::template_local,
   $acl                    = [],
-  $listen_on              = undef,
-  $listen_on_v6           = undef,
-  $directory              = undef,
-  $dump_file              = undef,
-  $statistics_file        = undef,
-  $memstatistics_file     = undef,
   $allow_query            = undef,
+  $allow_recursion        = undef,
   $allow_update           = undef,
   $allow_transfer         = undef,
+  $auth_nxdomain          = undef,
+  $bindkeys_file          = undef,
   $blackhole              = undef,
-  $recursion              = undef,
-  $allow_recursion        = undef,
+  $cleaning_interval      = undef,
+  $config_file            = $::bind::params::config_file,
+  $directory              = undef,
   $dnssec_enable          = undef,
   $dnssec_validation      = undef,
-  $bindkeys_file          = undef,
+  $dump_file              = undef,
+  $enable                 = true,
+  $ensure                 = 'running',
+  $interface_interval     = undef,
+  $template               = 'bind/configfile.erb',
+  $listen_on              = undef,
+  $listen_on_v6           = undef,
+  $logging                = undef,
+  $logging_config         = undef,
   $managed_keys_directory = undef,
+  $max_ncache_ttl         = undef,
+  $memstatistics_file     = undef,
+  $nnotify                = undef,
+  $package_name           = $::bind::params::package_name,
   $pid_file               = undef,
+  $recursion              = undef,
   $session_keyfile        = undef,
-  $auth_nxdomain          = undef,
-  $version                = undef,
   $server_id              = undef,
-  $cleaning_interval      = undef,
-  $interface_interval     = undef,
-  $max_ncache_ttl         = undef,
-  $nnotify                = undef,
-  $logging                = undef,
+  $service_name           = $::bind::params::service_name,
+  $statistics_file        = undef,
+  $sysconfig_params       = ['OPTIONS="-4"'],
+  $version                = undef,
   $zone                   = [],
   $include                = [],
 ) inherits ::bind::params {
-  package { $package_name: ensure => installed }
+  package { $package_name:
+    ensure => installed
+  }
   file { $config_file:
-    require => Package[$package_name],
     backup  => '.backup',
     content => template($template),
+    require => Package[$package_name],
+  }
+  service { $service_name:
+    enable  => $enable,
+    ensure  => $ensure,
+    require => [ Package[$package_name], File[$config_file] ],
   }
-  if $::osfamily == 'RedHat' {
-    service { 'named':
-      require => Package[$package_name],
-      enable  => true,
+  if $sysconfig_params {
+    $params = join($sysconfig_params, "\n")
+    file { '/etc/sysconfig/named':
+      ensure  => file,
+      owner   => 'root',
+      group   => 'root',
+      content => $params
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index e68fbfa..1a0cd2d 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
     $config_file  = '/etc/named.conf'
     $zonedir = '/var/named/'
     $zonegroup = 'named'
+    $service_name = 'named'
   }
   elsif $::osfamily == 'Debian' {
     $package_name = [ 'bind9' ]
     $config_file = '/etc/bind/named.conf'
     $zonedir = '/etc/bind/zones/'
     $zonegroup = 'bind'
+    $service_name = 'bind9'
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/zone_file.pp b/manifests/zone_file.pp
index b4d3b54..479fa60 100644
--- a/manifests/zone_file.pp
+++ b/manifests/zone_file.pp
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 define bind::zone_file (
-  $package_name = $::bind::params::package_name,
-  $template     = 'bind/zone_file.erb',
-  $zonedir      = $::bind::params::zonedir,
-  $zonegroup    = $::bind::params::zonegroup,
-  $file_name    = undef,
-  $nameserver   = undef,
-  $admin        = undef,
-  $ttl          = undef,
-  $serial       = undef,
-  $refresh      = undef,
-  $retry        = undef,
-  $expire       = undef,
-  $minimum      = undef,
-  $records      = [],
+  $package_name   = $::bind::params::package_name,
+  $template       = 'bind/zone_file.erb',
+  $zonedir        = $::bind::params::zonedir,
+  $zonegroup      = $::bind::params::zonegroup,
+  $file_name      = undef,
+  $nameserver     = undef,
+  $admin          = undef,
+  $ttl            = undef,
+  $serial         = undef,
+  $refresh        = undef,
+  $retry          = undef,
+  $expire         = undef,
+  $minimum        = undef,
+  $records        = [],
 ) {
   include bind::params
   if ! defined(File[$zonedir]) {
diff --git a/templates/configfile.erb b/templates/configfile.erb
index 5ce533a..c44c189 100644
--- a/templates/configfile.erb
+++ b/templates/configfile.erb
@@ -9,25 +9,25 @@ acl <%= key %> {
 <% end -%>
 options {
 <% if @listen_on -%>
-	listen-on <%= @listen_on %>;
+    listen-on <%= @listen_on %>;
 <% end -%>
 <% if @listen_on_v6 -%>
-	listen-on-v6 <%= @listen_on_v6 %>;
+    listen-on-v6 <%= @listen_on_v6 %>;
 <% end -%>
 <% if @directory -%>
-	directory 	<%= @directory %>;
+    directory     <%= @directory %>;
 <% end -%>
 <% if @dump_file -%>
-	dump-file 	<%= @dump_file %>;
+    dump-file     <%= @dump_file %>;
 <% end -%>
 <% if @statistics_file -%>
-	statistics-file <%= @statistics_file %>;
+    statistics-file <%= @statistics_file %>;
 <% end -%>
 <% if @memstatistics_file -%>
-	memstatistics-file <%= @memstatistics_file %>;
+    memstatistics-file <%= @memstatistics_file %>;
 <% end -%>
 <% if @allow_query -%>
-	allow-query     <%= @allow_query %>;
+    allow-query     <%= @allow_query %>;
 <% end -%>
 <% if @allow_update -%>
         allow-update    <%= @allow_update %>;
@@ -39,70 +39,74 @@ options {
         blackhole       <%= @blackhole %>;
 <% end -%>
 
-	/* 
-	 - If you are building an AUTHORITATIVE DNS server, do NOT enable recursion.
-	 - If you are building a RECURSIVE (caching) DNS server, you need to enable 
-	   recursion. 
-	 - If your recursive DNS server has a public IP address, you MUST enable access 
-	   control to limit queries to your legitimate users. Failing to do so will
-	   cause your server to become part of large scale DNS amplification 
-	   attacks. Implementing BCP38 within your network would greatly
-	   reduce such attack surface 
-	*/
+    /*
+     - If you are building an AUTHORITATIVE DNS server, do NOT enable recursion.
+     - If you are building a RECURSIVE (caching) DNS server, you need to enable
+       recursion.
+     - If your recursive DNS server has a public IP address, you MUST enable access
+       control to limit queries to your legitimate users. Failing to do so will
+       cause your server to become part of large scale DNS amplification
+       attacks. Implementing BCP38 within your network would greatly
+       reduce such attack surface
+    */
 <% if @recursion -%>
-	recursion <%= @recursion %>;
+    recursion <%= @recursion %>;
 <% end -%>
 <% if @allow_recursion -%>
-	allow-recursion <%= @allow_recursion %>
+    allow-recursion <%= @allow_recursion %>
 <% end -%>
 
 <% if @dnssec_enable -%>
-	dnssec-enable <%= @dnssec_enable %>;
+    dnssec-enable <%= @dnssec_enable %>;
 <% end -%>
 <% if @dnssec_validation -%>
-	dnssec-validation <%= @dnssec_validation %>;
+    dnssec-validation <%= @dnssec_validation %>;
 <% end -%>
 <% if @bindkeys_file -%>
-	bindkeys-file <%= @bindkeys_file %>;
+    bindkeys-file <%= @bindkeys_file %>;
 <% end -%>
 <% if @managed_keys_directory -%>
-	managed-keys-directory <%= @managed_keys_directory %>;
+    managed-keys-directory <%= @managed_keys_directory %>;
 <% end -%>
 <% if @pid_file -%>
-	pid-file <%= @pid_file %>;
+    pid-file <%= @pid_file %>;
 <% end -%>
 <% if @session_keyfile -%>
-	session-keyfile <%= @session_keyfile %>;
+    session-keyfile <%= @session_keyfile %>;
 <% end -%>
 <% if @auth_nxdomain -%>
-	auth-nxdomain <%= @auth_nxdomain %>;
+    auth-nxdomain <%= @auth_nxdomain %>;
 <% end -%>
 <% if @version -%>
-	version <%= @version %>;
+    version <%= @version %>;
 <% end -%>
 <% if @server_id -%>
-	server-id <%= @server_id %>;
+    server-id <%= @server_id %>;
 <% end -%>
 <% if @cleaning_interval -%>
-	cleaning-interval <%= @cleaning_interval %>;
+    cleaning-interval <%= @cleaning_interval %>;
 <% end -%>
 <% if @interface_interval -%>
-	interface-interval <%= @interface_interval %>;
+    interface-interval <%= @interface_interval %>;
 <% end -%>
 <% if @max_ncache_ttl -%>
-	max-ncache-ttl <%= @max_ncache_ttl %>;
+    max-ncache-ttl <%= @max_ncache_ttl %>;
 <% end -%>
 <% if @nnotify -%>
-	notify <%= @nnotify %>;
+    notify <%= @nnotify %>;
 <% end -%>
 };
 <% if @logging -%>
+<%   if @logging_config -%>
+<%= @logging_config %>
+<%   else -%>
 logging {
         channel default_debug {
                 file "data/named.run";
                 severity dynamic;
         };
 };
+<%   end -%>
 <% end -%>
 <% if !@zone.empty? -%>
 <% @zone.each do |key,value| -%>
diff --git a/templates/zone_file.erb b/templates/zone_file.erb
index 6fc65fc..4d8f1c2 100644
--- a/templates/zone_file.erb
+++ b/templates/zone_file.erb
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 $TTL <% if @ttl -%><%= @ttl %><% else -%>1D<% end -%>
 
 @       IN SOA  <% if @nameserver -%><%= @nameserver %><% else -%>@<% end -%> <% if @admin -%><%= @admin %><% else -%>rname.invalid.<% end -%> (
-                                        <% if @serial -%><%= @serial %><% else -%>0<% end -%>	; serial
-                                        <% if @refresh -%><%= @refresh %><% else -%>1D<% end -%>	; refresh
-                                        <% if @retry -%><%= @retry %><% else -%>1H<% end -%>	; retry
-                                        <% if @expire -%><%= @expire %><% else -%>1W<% end -%>	; expire
-                                        <% if @minimum -%><%= @minimum %><% else -%>3H<% end -%> )	; minimum
+                                        <% if @serial -%><%= @serial %><% else -%>0<% end -%>    ; serial
+                                        <% if @refresh -%><%= @refresh %><% else -%>1D<% end -%>    ; refresh
+                                        <% if @retry -%><%= @retry %><% else -%>1H<% end -%>    ; retry
+                                        <% if @expire -%><%= @expire %><% else -%>1W<% end -%>     ; expire
+                                        <% if @minimum -%><%= @minimum %><% else -%>3H<% end -%> )    ; minimum
 <% if !@records.empty? -%>
 <% @records.each do |record| -%>
 <%= record %>