diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 3a96b781..2acf8db7 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
   $group            = 'sonar',
   $user_system      = true,
   $service          = 'sonar',
+  $service_start    = '/etc/init.d/sonar start',
+  $service_stop     = '/etc/init.d/sonar stop',
+  $service_status   = '/etc/init.d/sonar status',
+  $service_restart  = '/etc/init.d/sonar restart',
   $installroot      = '/usr/local',
   $home             = undef,
   $host             = undef,
@@ -193,6 +197,10 @@
   service { 'sonarqube':
     ensure     => running,
     name       => $service,
+    start      => $service_start,
+    stop       => $service_stop,
+    status     => $service_status,
+    restart    => $service_restart,
     hasrestart => true,
     hasstatus  => true,
     enable     => true,