diff --git a/manifests/config.pp b/manifests/config.pp
index de76226..865df21 100644
--- a/manifests/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/config.pp
@@ -64,11 +64,13 @@
   $repeaterProtocol                  = $statsd::repeaterProtocol,
   $config                            = $statsd::config,
 
-  $env_append  = $statsd::env_append,
-  $nodejs_bin  = $statsd::nodejs_bin,
-  $npm_bin     = $statsd::npm_bin,
-  $statsjs     = "${statsd::node_module_dir}/statsd/stats.js",
-  $logfile     = $statsd::logfile,
+  $env_append     = $statsd::env_append,
+  $nodejs_bin     = $statsd::nodejs_bin,
+  $npm_bin        = $statsd::npm_bin,
+  $statsjs        = "${statsd::node_module_dir}/statsd/stats.js",
+  $logfile        = $statsd::logfile,
+  $init_provider  = $statsd::init_provider,
+  $init_sysconfig = $statsd::init_sysconfig
 ) {
 
   file { '/etc/statsd':
@@ -84,11 +86,23 @@
     group   => 'root',
   }
 
+  exec { 'statsd-systemctl-reload':
+    command     => 'systemctl daemon-reload',
+    path        => $::path,
+    refreshonly => true,
+  }
+
+  $_notify = $init_provider ? {
+    /systemd/ => 'Exec[statsd-systemctl-reload]',
+    default   => undef
+  }
+
   file { $statsd::init_location:
-    source => $statsd::init_script,
-    mode   => $statsd::init_mode,
-    owner  => 'root',
-    group  => 'root',
+    content => template($statsd::init_script),
+    mode    => $statsd::init_mode,
+    owner   => 'root',
+    group   => 'root',
+    notify  => $_notify
   }
 
   file {  $statsd::init_sysconfig:
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 630fd28..e92953f 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
       $init_sysconfig = '/etc/sysconfig/statsd'
       $init_mode      = '0755'
       $init_provider  = 'redhat'
-      $init_script    = 'puppet:///modules/statsd/statsd-init-rhel'
+      $init_script    = 'statsd/statsd-init-rhel.erb'
     }
     'Debian': {
       if $::operatingsystem == 'Ubuntu' and versioncmp($::operatingsystemmajrelease, '16') < 0 {
@@ -104,13 +104,13 @@
         $init_sysconfig = '/etc/default/statsd'
         $init_mode      = '0644'
         $init_provider  = 'upstart'
-        $init_script    = 'puppet:///modules/statsd/statsd-upstart'
+        $init_script    = 'statsd/statsd-upstart.erb'
       } else {
         $init_location  = '/lib/systemd/system/statsd.service'
         $init_sysconfig = '/etc/default/statsd'
         $init_mode      = '0644'
         $init_provider  = 'systemd'
-        $init_script    = 'puppet:///modules/statsd/statsd-systemd'
+        $init_script    = 'statsd/statsd-systemd.erb'
       }
     }
     default: {
diff --git a/files/statsd-init-rhel b/templates/statsd-init-rhel.erb
similarity index 100%
rename from files/statsd-init-rhel
rename to templates/statsd-init-rhel.erb
diff --git a/files/statsd-systemd b/templates/statsd-systemd.erb
similarity index 54%
rename from files/statsd-systemd
rename to templates/statsd-systemd.erb
index 5cef74d..d3e0b2c 100644
--- a/files/statsd-systemd
+++ b/templates/statsd-systemd.erb
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ Wants=network.target
 
 [Service]
 Type=simple
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/nodejs /usr/local/lib/node_modules/statsd/stats.js /etc/statsd/localConfig.js
+EnvironmentFile=<%= @init_sysconfig %>
+<%-
+   env_string = ""
+   @env_append.each { |x| env_string << "#{x} -- " }
+-%>
+ExecStart=<%= env_string %><%= @nodejs_bin %> $STATSJS $STATSD_CONFIG
 Restart=on-failure
 RestartSec=10
 
diff --git a/files/statsd-upstart b/templates/statsd-upstart.erb
similarity index 100%
rename from files/statsd-upstart
rename to templates/statsd-upstart.erb