diff --git a/manifests/config.pp b/manifests/config.pp
index c6135fdb0..e69a9ccc5 100644
--- a/manifests/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/config.pp
@@ -13,7 +13,12 @@
 # Sample Usage:
 #
 # This class file is not called directly
-class nginx::config inherits nginx::params {
+class nginx::config(
+  $worker_processes    = $nginx::params::nx_worker_processes,
+  $worker_connections  = $nginx::params::nx_worker_connections,
+  $proxy_set_header    = $nginx::params::nx_proxy_set_header,
+  $confd_purge         = $nginx::params::nx_confd_purge,
+) inherits nginx::params {
   File {
     owner => 'root',
     group => 'root',
@@ -27,6 +32,14 @@
   file { "${nginx::params::nx_conf_dir}/conf.d":
     ensure => directory,
   }
+  if $confd_purge == true {
+    File["${nginx::params::nx_conf_dir}/conf.d"] {
+      ignore => "vhost_autogen.conf",
+      purge => true,
+      recurse => true,
+    }
+  }
+
 
   file { "${nginx::config::nx_run_dir}":
     ensure => directory,
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index ad3afbbaa..97ada029f 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -28,7 +28,12 @@
 # node default {
 #   include nginx
 # }
-class nginx {
+class nginx (
+  $worker_processes   = $nginx::params::nx_worker_processes,
+  $worker_connections = $nginx::params::nx_worker_connections,
+  $proxy_set_header   = $nginx::params::nx_proxy_set_header,
+  $confd_purge        = $nginx::params::nx_confd_purge,
+) inherits nginx::params {
 
   include stdlib
 
@@ -37,8 +42,12 @@
   }
 
   class { 'nginx::config':
-    require => Class['nginx::package'],
-    notify  => Class['nginx::service'],
+    worker_processes 	=> $worker_processes,
+    worker_connections 	=> $worker_connections,
+    proxy_set_header 	=> $proxy_set_header,
+    confd_purge         => $confd_purge,
+    require 		=> Class['nginx::package'],
+    notify  		=> Class['nginx::service'],
   }
 
   class { 'nginx::service': }
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index b5c3a6ae2..00a7f81a2 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   $nx_run_dir  = '/var/nginx'
 
   $nx_conf_dir           = '/etc/nginx'
+  $nx_confd_purge        = false
   $nx_worker_processes   = 1
   $nx_worker_connections = 1024
   $nx_multi_accept       = off
diff --git a/manifests/service.pp b/manifests/service.pp
index 6d78a00a3..66dfe02fa 100644
--- a/manifests/service.pp
+++ b/manifests/service.pp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   exec { 'rebuild-nginx-vhosts':
     command     => "/bin/cat ${nginx::params::nx_temp_dir}/nginx.d/* > ${nginx::params::nx_conf_dir}/conf.d/vhost_autogen.conf",
     refreshonly => true,
+    unless	=> "/usr/bin/test ! -f ${nginx::params::nx_temp_dir}/nginx.d/*",
     subscribe   => File["${nginx::params::nx_temp_dir}/nginx.d"],
   }
   service { "nginx":
diff --git a/templates/conf.d/nginx.conf.erb b/templates/conf.d/nginx.conf.erb
index 0cc1fbf36..42d254c80 100644
--- a/templates/conf.d/nginx.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/conf.d/nginx.conf.erb
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 user <%= scope.lookupvar('nginx::config::nx_daemon_user') %>;
-worker_processes <%= scope.lookupvar('nginx::params::nx_worker_processes')%>;
+worker_processes <%= worker_processes %>;
 
 error_log  <%= scope.lookupvar('nginx::params::nx_logdir')%>/error.log;
 pid        <%= scope.lookupvar('nginx::params::nx_pid')%>;
 
 events {
-  worker_connections <%= scope.lookupvar('nginx::params::nx_worker_connections') %>;
+  worker_connections <%= worker_connections %>;
   <% if scope.lookupvar('nginx::params::nx_multi_accept') == 'on' %>multi_accept on;<% end %>
 }
 
diff --git a/templates/conf.d/proxy.conf.erb b/templates/conf.d/proxy.conf.erb
index 677e2d30a..b05d71d0c 100644
--- a/templates/conf.d/proxy.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/conf.d/proxy.conf.erb
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ proxy_connect_timeout   <%= scope.lookupvar('nginx::params::nx_proxy_connect_tim
 proxy_send_timeout      <%= scope.lookupvar('nginx::params::nx_proxy_send_timeout') %>;
 proxy_read_timeout      <%= scope.lookupvar('nginx::params::nx_proxy_read_timeout') %>;
 proxy_buffers           <%= scope.lookupvar('nginx::params::nx_proxy_buffers') %>;
-<% scope.lookupvar('nginx::params::nx_proxy_set_header').each do |header| %>
+<% proxy_set_header.each do |header| %>
 proxy_set_header        <%= header %>;
 <% end %>