diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index a6bcce0c5..7c1b468ac 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
   $service_ensure                                            = running,
   $service_flags                                             = undef,
   $service_restart                                           = undef,
-  $service_name                                              = undef,
+  $service_name                                              = 'nginx',
   $service_manage                                            = true,
   ### END Service Configuration ###
 
diff --git a/manifests/service.pp b/manifests/service.pp
index 587ed2569..a797f57ef 100644
--- a/manifests/service.pp
+++ b/manifests/service.pp
@@ -40,9 +40,8 @@
   if $service_manage {
     case $::osfamily {
       'OpenBSD': {
-        service { 'nginx':
+        service { $service_name:
           ensure     => $service_ensure_real,
-          name       => $service_name,
           enable     => $service_enable,
           flags      => $service_flags,
           hasstatus  => true,
@@ -50,9 +49,8 @@
         }
       }
       default: {
-        service { 'nginx':
+        service { $service_name:
           ensure     => $service_ensure_real,
-          name       => $service_name,
           enable     => $service_enable,
           hasstatus  => true,
           hasrestart => true,
@@ -63,7 +61,7 @@
 
   # Allow overriding of 'restart' of Service resource; not used by default
   if $service_restart {
-    Service['nginx'] {
+    Service[$service_name] {
       restart => $service_restart,
     }
   }
diff --git a/spec/classes/nginx_spec.rb b/spec/classes/nginx_spec.rb
index 28b40c57b..527977531 100644
--- a/spec/classes/nginx_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/nginx_spec.rb
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
             }
           end
 
-          it { is_expected.to contain_service('nginx').with_name('nginx14') }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_service('nginx14') }
         end
 
         describe 'when service_manage => false' do