diff --git a/manifests/config.pp b/manifests/config.pp
index f91b721c7..52f66fca8 100644
--- a/manifests/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/config.pp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   $client_body_buffer_size        = $nginx::params::nx_client_body_buffer_size,
   $client_max_body_size           = $nginx::params::nx_client_max_body_size,
   $confd_purge                    = $nginx::params::nx_confd_purge,
+  $conf_dir                       = $nginx::params::nx_conf_dir,
   $conf_template                  = $nginx::params::nx_conf_template,
   $daemon_user                    = $nginx::params::nx_daemon_user,
   $events_use                     = $nginx::params::nx_events_use,
@@ -65,35 +66,35 @@
     mode  => '0644',
   }
 
-  file { $nginx::params::nx_conf_dir:
+  file { $conf_dir:
     ensure => directory,
   }
 
-  file { "${nginx::params::nx_conf_dir}/conf.d":
+  file { "${conf_dir}/conf.d":
     ensure => directory,
   }
   if $confd_purge == true {
-    File["${nginx::params::nx_conf_dir}/conf.d"] {
+    File["${conf_dir}/conf.d"] {
       purge   => true,
       recurse => true,
     }
   }
 
-  file { "${nginx::params::nx_conf_dir}/conf.mail.d":
+  file { "${conf_dir}/conf.mail.d":
     ensure => directory,
   }
   if $confd_purge == true {
-    File["${nginx::params::nx_conf_dir}/conf.mail.d"] {
+    File["${conf_dir}/conf.mail.d"] {
       purge   => true,
       recurse => true,
     }
   }
 
-  file { "${nginx::params::nx_conf_dir}/conf.d/vhost_autogen.conf":
+  file { "${conf_dir}/conf.d/vhost_autogen.conf":
     ensure => absent,
   }
 
-  file { "${nginx::params::nx_conf_dir}/conf.mail.d/vhost_autogen.conf":
+  file { "${conf_dir}/conf.mail.d/vhost_autogen.conf":
     ensure => absent,
   }
 
@@ -111,47 +112,47 @@
     owner  => $daemon_user,
   }
 
-  file { "${nginx::params::nx_conf_dir}/sites-available":
+  file { "${conf_dir}/sites-available":
     ensure => directory,
   }
 
   if $vhost_purge == true {
-    File["${nginx::params::nx_conf_dir}/sites-available"] {
+    File["${conf_dir}/sites-available"] {
       purge   => true,
       recurse => true,
     }
   }
 
-  file { "${nginx::params::nx_conf_dir}/sites-enabled":
+  file { "${conf_dir}/sites-enabled":
     ensure => directory,
   }
 
   if $vhost_purge == true {
-    File["${nginx::params::nx_conf_dir}/sites-enabled"] {
+    File["${conf_dir}/sites-enabled"] {
       purge   => true,
       recurse => true,
     }
   }
 
-  file { '/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default':
+  file { "${conf_dir}/sites-enabled/default":
     ensure => absent,
   }
 
-  file { "${nginx::params::nx_conf_dir}/nginx.conf":
+  file { "${conf_dir}/nginx.conf":
     ensure  => file,
     content => template($conf_template),
   }
 
-  file { "${nginx::params::nx_conf_dir}/conf.d/proxy.conf":
+  file { "${conf_dir}/conf.d/proxy.conf":
     ensure  => file,
     content => template($proxy_conf_template),
   }
 
-  file { "${nginx::params::nx_conf_dir}/conf.d/default.conf":
+  file { "${conf_dir}/conf.d/default.conf":
     ensure => absent,
   }
 
-  file { "${nginx::params::nx_conf_dir}/conf.d/example_ssl.conf":
+  file { "${conf_dir}/conf.d/example_ssl.conf":
     ensure => absent,
   }
 
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 60df2d52e..4ba5e3772 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
   $client_max_body_size           = $nginx::params::nx_client_max_body_size,
   $confd_purge                    = $nginx::params::nx_confd_purge,
   $configtest_enable              = $nginx::params::nx_configtest_enable,
+  $conf_dir                       = $nginx::params::nx_conf_dir,
   $conf_template                  = $nginx::params::nx_conf_template,
   $daemon_user                    = $nginx::params::nx_daemon_user,
   $events_use                     = $nginx::params::nx_events_use,
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@
     client_body_buffer_size        => $client_body_buffer_size,
     client_max_body_size           => $client_max_body_size,
     confd_purge                    => $confd_purge,
+    conf_dir                       => $conf_dir,
     conf_template                  => $conf_template,
     daemon_user                    => $daemon_user,
     events_use                     => $events_use,
diff --git a/manifests/resource/location.pp b/manifests/resource/location.pp
index 62e26f14a..fca744935 100644
--- a/manifests/resource/location.pp
+++ b/manifests/resource/location.pp
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
   $proxy_connect_timeout = $nginx::config::proxy_connect_timeout,
   $proxy_set_header     = $nginx::config::proxy_set_header,
   $fastcgi              = undef,
-  $fastcgi_params       = '/etc/nginx/fastcgi_params',
+  $fastcgi_params       = "${nginx::config::conf_dir}/fastcgi_params",
   $fastcgi_script       = undef,
   $fastcgi_split_path   = undef,
   $ssl                  = false,
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
   }
 
   $vhost_sanitized = regsubst($vhost, ' ', '_', 'G')
-  $config_file = "${nginx::config::nx_conf_dir}/sites-available/${vhost_sanitized}.conf"
+  $config_file = "${nginx::config::conf_dir}/sites-available/${vhost_sanitized}.conf"
 
   $location_sanitized_tmp = regsubst($location, '\/', '_', 'G')
   $location_sanitized = regsubst($location_sanitized_tmp, "\\\\", '_', 'G')
@@ -271,8 +271,8 @@
     $content_real = template('nginx/vhost/vhost_location_empty.erb')
   }
 
-  if $fastcgi != undef and !defined(File['/etc/nginx/fastcgi_params']) {
-    file { '/etc/nginx/fastcgi_params':
+  if $fastcgi != undef and !defined(File[$fastcgi_params]) {
+    file { $fastcgi_params:
       ensure  => present,
       mode    => '0770',
       content => template('nginx/vhost/fastcgi_params.erb'),
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@
 
   if ($auth_basic_user_file != undef) {
     #Generate htpasswd with provided file-locations
-    file { "${nginx::params::nx_conf_dir}/${location_sanitized}_htpasswd":
+    file { "${nginx::config::conf_dir}/${location_sanitized}_htpasswd":
       ensure => $ensure,
       mode   => '0644',
       source => $auth_basic_user_file,
diff --git a/manifests/resource/mailhost.pp b/manifests/resource/mailhost.pp
index 89e0245d7..b7048c2d6 100644
--- a/manifests/resource/mailhost.pp
+++ b/manifests/resource/mailhost.pp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
   validate_string($xclient)
   validate_array($server_name)
 
-  $config_file = "${nginx::config::nx_conf_dir}/conf.mail.d/${name}.conf"
+  $config_file = "${nginx::config::conf_dir}/conf.mail.d/${name}.conf"
 
   # Add IPv6 Logic Check - Nginx service will not start if ipv6 is enabled
   # and support does not exist for it in the kernel.
diff --git a/manifests/resource/upstream.pp b/manifests/resource/upstream.pp
index 920aff98a..a3c49fe25 100644
--- a/manifests/resource/upstream.pp
+++ b/manifests/resource/upstream.pp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     mode  => '0644',
   }
 
-  file { "/etc/nginx/conf.d/${name}-upstream.conf":
+  file { "${nginx::config::conf_dir}/conf.d/${name}-upstream.conf":
     ensure  => $ensure ? {
       'absent' => absent,
       default  => 'file',
diff --git a/manifests/resource/vhost.pp b/manifests/resource/vhost.pp
index 4f56b997e..a69040794 100644
--- a/manifests/resource/vhost.pp
+++ b/manifests/resource/vhost.pp
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
   $proxy_set_body         = undef,
   $resolver               = [],
   $fastcgi                = undef,
-  $fastcgi_params         = '/etc/nginx/fastcgi_params',
+  $fastcgi_params         = "${nginx::config::conf_dir}/fastcgi_params",
   $fastcgi_script         = undef,
   $index_files            = [
     'index.html',
@@ -334,8 +334,8 @@
   validate_array($rewrite_rules)
 
   # Variables
-  $vhost_dir = "${nginx::config::nx_conf_dir}/sites-available"
-  $vhost_enable_dir = "${nginx::config::nx_conf_dir}/sites-enabled"
+  $vhost_dir = "${nginx::config::conf_dir}/sites-available"
+  $vhost_enable_dir = "${nginx::config::conf_dir}/sites-enabled"
   $vhost_symlink_ensure = $ensure ? {
     'absent' => absent,
     default  => 'link',
@@ -450,8 +450,8 @@
       location_custom_cfg_append => $location_custom_cfg_append }
   }
 
-  if $fastcgi != undef and !defined(File['/etc/nginx/fastcgi_params']) {
-    file { '/etc/nginx/fastcgi_params':
+  if $fastcgi != undef and !defined(File[$fastcgi_params]) {
+    file { $fastcgi_params:
       ensure  => present,
       mode    => '0770',
       content => template('nginx/vhost/fastcgi_params.erb'),
@@ -515,32 +515,32 @@
 
     # Check if the file has been defined before creating the file to
     # avoid the error when using wildcard cert on the multiple vhosts
-    ensure_resource('file', "${nginx::params::nx_conf_dir}/${cert}.crt", {
+    ensure_resource('file', "${nginx::config::conf_dir}/${cert}.crt", {
       owner  => $nginx::config::daemon_user,
       mode   => '0444',
       source => $ssl_cert,
     })
-    ensure_resource('file', "${nginx::params::nx_conf_dir}/${cert}.key", {
+    ensure_resource('file', "${nginx::config::conf_dir}/${cert}.key", {
       owner  => $nginx::config::daemon_user,
       mode   => '0440',
       source => $ssl_key,
     })
     if ($ssl_dhparam != undef) {
-      ensure_resource('file', "${nginx::params::nx_conf_dir}/${cert}.dh.pem", {
+      ensure_resource('file', "${nginx::config::conf_dir}/${cert}.dh.pem", {
         owner  => $nginx::config::daemon_user,
         mode   => '0440',
         source => $ssl_dhparam,
       })
     }
     if ($ssl_stapling_file != undef) {
-      ensure_resource('file', "${nginx::params::nx_conf_dir}/${cert}.ocsp.resp", {
+      ensure_resource('file', "${nginx::config::conf_dir}/${cert}.ocsp.resp", {
         owner  => $nginx::config::daemon_user,
         mode   => '0440',
         source => $ssl_stapling_file,
       })
     }
     if ($ssl_trusted_cert != undef) {
-      ensure_resource('file', "${nginx::params::nx_conf_dir}/${cert}.trusted.crt", {
+      ensure_resource('file', "${nginx::config::conf_dir}/${cert}.trusted.crt", {
         owner  => $nginx::config::daemon_user,
         mode   => '0440',
         source => $ssl_trusted_cert,
diff --git a/spec/defines/resource_upstream_spec.rb b/spec/defines/resource_upstream_spec.rb
index 8423eb437..415c5d648 100644
--- a/spec/defines/resource_upstream_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/resource_upstream_spec.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,18 @@
       :members => ['test'],
     }
   end
+  let :facts do
+      {
+          :osfamily        => 'Debian',
+          :operatingsystem => 'debian',
+      }
+  end
+  let :pre_condition do
+      [
+      'include ::nginx::params',
+      'include ::nginx::config',
+      ]
+  end
 
   describe 'os-independent items' do
 
diff --git a/templates/conf.d/nginx.conf.erb b/templates/conf.d/nginx.conf.erb
index 8f1267feb..615fcb136 100644
--- a/templates/conf.d/nginx.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/conf.d/nginx.conf.erb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ events {
 }
 
 http {
-  include       <%= scope.lookupvar('nginx::params::nx_conf_dir') %>/mime.types;
+  include       <%= @conf_dir %>/mime.types;
   default_type  application/octet-stream;
 
   access_log  <%= @http_access_log %>;
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@ http {
 <% end -%>
 <% end -%>
 
-  include <%= scope.lookupvar('nginx::params::nx_conf_dir') %>/conf.d/*.conf;
-  include <%= scope.lookupvar('nginx::params::nx_conf_dir') %>/sites-enabled/*;
+  include <%= @conf_dir %>/conf.d/*.conf;
+  include <%= @conf_dir %>/sites-enabled/*;
 
 }
 <% if scope.lookupvar('nginx::mail') %>
 mail {
-  include <%= scope.lookupvar('nginx::params::nx_conf_dir') %>/conf.mail.d/*.conf;
+  include <%= @conf_dir %>/conf.mail.d/*.conf;
 }
 <% end -%>
diff --git a/templates/vhost/vhost_ssl_header.erb b/templates/vhost/vhost_ssl_header.erb
index 4adec103b..aaf86788e 100644
--- a/templates/vhost/vhost_ssl_header.erb
+++ b/templates/vhost/vhost_ssl_header.erb
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ server {
 
   ssl on;
 
-  ssl_certificate           <%= scope.lookupvar('nginx::params::nx_conf_dir') %>/<%= @name.gsub(' ', '_') %>.crt;
-  ssl_certificate_key       <%= scope.lookupvar('nginx::params::nx_conf_dir') %>/<%= @name.gsub(' ', '_') %>.key;
+  ssl_certificate           <%= scope.lookupvar('nginx::config::conf_dir') %>/<%= @name.gsub(' ', '_') %>.crt;
+  ssl_certificate_key       <%= scope.lookupvar('nginx::config::conf_dir') %>/<%= @name.gsub(' ', '_') %>.key;
 <% if defined? @ssl_dhparam -%>
-  ssl_dhparam               <%= scope.lookupvar('nginx::params::nx_conf_dir') %>/<%= @name.gsub(' ', '_') %>.dh.pem;
+  ssl_dhparam               <%= scope.lookupvar('nginx::config::conf_dir') %>/<%= @name.gsub(' ', '_') %>.dh.pem;
 <% end -%>
   ssl_session_cache         <%= @ssl_cache %>;
   ssl_session_timeout       5m;
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ server {
   ssl_stapling              on;
 <% end -%>
 <% if defined? @ssl_stapling_file -%>
-  ssl_stapling_file         <%= scope.lookupvar('nginx::params::nx_conf_dir') %>/<%= @name.gsub(' ', '_') %>.ocsp.resp;
+  ssl_stapling_file         <%= scope.lookupvar('nginx::config::conf_dir') %>/<%= @name.gsub(' ', '_') %>.ocsp.resp;
 <% end -%>
 <% if defined? @ssl_stapling_responder -%>
   ssl_stapling_responder    <%= @ssl_stapling_responder %>;
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ server {
   ssl_stapling_verify       on;
 <% end -%>
 <% if defined? @ssl_trusted_cert -%>
-  ssl_trusted_certificate   <%= scope.lookupvar('nginx::params::nx_conf_dir') %>/<%= @name.gsub(' ', '_') %>.trusted.crt;
+  ssl_trusted_certificate   <%= scope.lookupvar('nginx::config::conf_dir') %>/<%= @name.gsub(' ', '_') %>.trusted.crt;
 <% end -%>
 <% if @resolver.count > 0 -%>
   resolver                  <% Array(@resolver).each do |r| %> <%= r %><% end %>;