diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index dcd0a47..8e028ba 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 # [*service_file*]
 #    The location of the service file. Default: '/etc/init/uwsgi.conf'
 #
+# [*service_file_mode*]
+#    The mode of the service file. Default: '0644'
+#
 # [*service_template*]
 #    The location of the template to generate the *service_file*.
 #    Default: 'uwsgi/uwsgi_upstart.conf.erb'
@@ -77,8 +80,9 @@
     $package_ensure      = $uwsgi::params::package_ensure,
     $package_provider    = $uwsgi::params::package_provider,
     $service_name        = $uwsgi::params::service_name,
-    $service_file        = $uwsgi::params::service_file,
-    $service_template    = $uwsgi::params::service_template,
+    $service_file        = undef,
+    $service_file_mode   = undef,
+    $service_template    = undef,
     $service_ensure      = $uwsgi::params::service_ensure,
     $service_enable      = $uwsgi::params::service_enable,
     $service_provider    = $uwsgi::params::service_provider,
@@ -127,13 +131,40 @@
         require => Package[$package_name]
     }
 
-    file { $service_file:
+    if $service_file == undef {
+        $service_file_real = $service_provider ? {
+            redhat  => '/etc/init.d/uwsgi',
+            upstart => '/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',
+        }
+    } 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',
+        }
+    } else {
+        $service_template_real = $service_template
+    }
+
+    file { $service_file_real:
         ensure   => $file_ensure,
         owner    => 'root',
         group    => 'root',
-        mode     => '0644',
+        mode     => $service_file_mode_real,
         replace  => $manage_service_file,
-        content  => template($service_template),
+        content  => template($service_template_real),
         require  => Package[$package_name]
     }
 
@@ -154,11 +185,11 @@
         require    => [
             Package[$package_name],
             File[$config_file],
-            File[$service_file]
+            File[$service_file_real]
             ],
         subscribe  => [
             File[$config_file],
-            File[$service_file]
+            File[$service_file_real]
             ]
     }
 
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index e474275..796e64f 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
     $package_ensure      = 'installed'
     $package_provider    = 'pip'
     $service_name        = 'uwsgi'
-    $service_file        = '/etc/init/uwsgi.conf'
-    $service_template    = 'uwsgi/uwsgi_upstart.conf.erb'
     $service_ensure      = true
     $service_enable      = true
     $service_provider    = 'upstart'
@@ -24,11 +22,15 @@
     case $::osfamily {
         redhat: {
             $app_directory = '/etc/uwsgi.d'
+            $pidfile       = '/var/run/uwsgi/uwsgi.pid'
             $python_dev    = 'python-devel'
+            $socket        = '/var/run/uwsgi/uwsgi.socket'
         }
         default: {
             $app_directory = '/etc/uwsgi/apps-enabled'
+            $pidfile       = '/run/uwsgi/uwsgi.pid'
             $python_dev    = 'python-dev'
+            $socket        = '/run/uwsgi/uwsgi.socket'
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/templates/uwsgi.ini.erb b/templates/uwsgi.ini.erb
index 0ffc455..1bffb7e 100644
--- a/templates/uwsgi.ini.erb
+++ b/templates/uwsgi.ini.erb
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 # uWSGI main process configuration
 #
 [uwsgi]
-socket = /run/uwsgi/uwsgi.socket
-pidfile = /run/uwsgi/uwsgi.pid
+socket = <%= @socket %>
+pidfile = <%= @pidfile %>
 emperor = <%= @app_directory %>
 emperor-tyrant = true
 master = true
diff --git a/templates/uwsgi_service-redhat.erb b/templates/uwsgi_service-redhat.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c49476
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/uwsgi_service-redhat.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# This file is managed by puppet class 'uwsgi'
+#
+# uWSGI Emperor process init.d script
+#
+# chkconfig: - 85 15
+# description: uWSGI Emperor process init.d script
+
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides: uwsgi
+# Required-Start: $local_fs $remote_fs $network
+# Required-Stop: $local_fs $remote_fs $network
+# Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
+# Default-Stop: 0 1 6
+# Short-Description: start and stop uwsgi
+### END INIT INFO
+
+# Source function library.
+. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
+
+OPTIONS="--daemonize --die-on-term --ini <%= @config_file %>"
+UWSGIPID="<%= @pidfile %>"
+UWSGISOCKET="<%= @socket %>"
+
+UWSGIPIDDIR="${UWSGIPID%/*}"
+UWSGISOCKETDIR="${UWSGISOCKET%/*}"
+
+[ -f /etc/sysconfig/uwsgi ] && . /etc/sysconfig/uwsgi
+
+if [ ! -d "${UWSGIPIDDIR}" ]; then
+	mkdir -p "${UWSGIPIDDIR}"
+	[ -n "${RUNAS}" ] && chown "${RUNAS}:" "${UWSGIPIDDIR}"
+fi
+
+if [ ! -d "${UWSGISOCKETDIR}" ]; then
+	mkdir -p "${UWSGISOCKETDIR}"
+	[ -n "${RUNAS}" ] && chown "${RUNAS}:" "${UWSGISOCKETDIR}"
+fi
+
+RETVAL=0
+prog=uwsgi
+lockfile=/var/lock/subsys/$prog
+
+start() {
+	[ "$EUID" != "0" ] && exit 4
+
+	# Start daemons.
+	echo -n $"Starting $prog: "
+	daemon $prog $OPTIONS
+	RETVAL=$?
+	echo
+	[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && touch $lockfile
+	return $RETVAL
+}	
+
+stop() {
+	[ "$EUID" != "0" ] && exit 4
+
+	echo -n $"Shutting down $prog: "
+	killproc $prog
+	RETVAL=$?
+	echo
+	[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && rm -f $lockfile
+	return $RETVAL
+}
+
+reload() {
+	[ "$EUID" != "0" ] && exit 4
+
+	echo -n $"Reloading $prog: "
+	killproc $prog -HUP
+	RETVAL=$?
+	echo
+	return $RETVAL
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+    start)
+	start
+	;;
+    stop)
+	stop
+	;;
+    status)
+	status $prog
+	;;
+    restart)
+    	stop
+	start
+	;;
+    reload)
+	reload
+	;;
+    *)
+	echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|restart|reload}"
+	exit 2
+	;;
+esac
+exit $?