diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aee2f97..a9894a1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 - manage required config files
 - manage cronjob settings via parameters
 - run cron job to scan the file system (by default starting at root, configurable) via clamdscan
-- set ConcurrentDatabaseReload option yes/no to optimize RAM consumption
+- set ConcurrentDatabaseReload option `yes`/`no` to optimize RAM consumption. defaults to `no`
 - manage services
 
 ## Dependencies
diff --git a/manifests/main/files.pp b/manifests/main/files.pp
index e5cea2e..0890bba 100644
--- a/manifests/main/files.pp
+++ b/manifests/main/files.pp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class confdroid_clamav::main::files (
     seltype  => etc_t,
     seluser  => system_u,
     content  => template($cv_freshclam_erb),
+    notify   => Service[$cv_freshclam],
   }
 
   # freshclam service config file
@@ -46,6 +47,21 @@ class confdroid_clamav::main::files (
     seltype  => etc_t,
     seluser  => system_u,
     content  => template($cv_freshclam_svc_erb),
+    notify   => Service[$cv_freshclam],
+  }
+
+  # clamd service config file
+  file { $cv_clamd_svc  :
+    ensure   => file,
+    owner    => 'root',
+    group    => 'root',
+    mode     => '0600',
+    selrange => s0,
+    selrole  => object_r,
+    seltype  => etc_t,
+    seluser  => system_u,
+    content  => template($cv_clamd_svc_erb),
+    notify   => Service[$cv_service],
   }
 
   # shell script for scanning and alerting
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 0c1205b..4cd38c3 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
 # @param [Boolean] cv_enable_freshclam whether to enable the freshclam service
 # @param [Boolean] cv_enable_clamd whether to enable the clamd service
 # @param [Boolean] cv_use_excludepaths whether to use advanced exclude paths
+# @param [String] cv_concurrentdatabasereload whether to enable concurrent
+#   database reloads. This is useful when you have multiple clamd instances
+#   running on the same machine. If you have only one clamd instance, this
+#   should be set to 'no'.
 ##############################################################################
 class confdroid_clamav::params (
 
@@ -83,6 +87,8 @@ class confdroid_clamav::params (
   $cv_freshclam_erb       = 'confdroid_clamav/freshclam_conf.erb'
   $cv_freshclam_svc       = '/usr/lib/systemd/system/freshclam.service'
   $cv_freshclam_svc_erb   = 'confdroid_clamav/freshclam_svc.erb'
+  $cv_clamd_svc           = '/usr/lib/systemd/system/clamd@.service'
+  $cv_clamd_svc_erb       = 'confdroid_clamav/clamd_svc.erb'
   $cv_shell_script        = "${cv_config_d_dir}/scan.sh"
   $cv_shell_script_erb    = 'confdroid_clamav/scan.sh.erb'
 
diff --git a/templates/clamd_svc.erb b/templates/clamd_svc.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9eee048
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/clamd_svc.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+################################################################################
+###    clamd.svc created by Puppet, manual changes will be overwritten!!!    ###
+################################################################################
+
+[Unit]
+Description = clamd scanner (%i) daemon
+Documentation=man:clamd(8) man:clamd.conf(5) https://www.clamav.net/documents/
+After = syslog.target nss-lookup.target network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type = forking
+ExecStart = /usr/sbin/clamd -c /etc/clamd.d/%i.conf
+# Reload the database
+ExecReload=/bin/kill -USR2 $MAINPID
+Restart = on-failure
+TimeoutStartSec=420
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy = multi-user.target