diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index f888342..e8e4fe0 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
         "authenticode",
         "behaviour",
         "bofh",
+        "clamav",
         "clamd",
         "clamonacc",
         "clamscan",
diff --git a/manifests/main/service.pp b/manifests/main/service.pp
index fefe0f9..22e3775 100644
--- a/manifests/main/service.pp
+++ b/manifests/main/service.pp
@@ -8,17 +8,35 @@ class clamav_cd::main::service (
 ) inherits clamav_cd::params {
   require clamav_cd::main::files
 
-  service { $cv_service:
-    ensure     => running,
-    hasstatus  => true,
-    hasrestart => true,
-    enable     => true,
+  if $cv_enable_clamd == true {
+    service { $cv_service:
+      ensure     => running,
+      hasstatus  => true,
+      hasrestart => true,
+      enable     => true,
+    }
+  } else {
+    service { $cv_service:
+      ensure     => stopped,
+      hasstatus  => true,
+      hasrestart => true,
+      enable     => false,
+    }
   }
 
-  service { $cv_freshclam:
-    ensure     => running,
-    hasstatus  => true,
-    hasrestart => true,
-    enable     => true,
+  if $cv_enable_freshclam == true {
+    service { $cv_freshclam:
+      ensure     => running,
+      hasstatus  => true,
+      hasrestart => true,
+      enable     => true,
+    }
+  } else {
+    service { $cv_freshclam:
+      ensure     => stopped,
+      hasstatus  => true,
+      hasrestart => true,
+      enable     => false,
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 96c8342..31f19a3 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 # @param [String] cv_cron_user which user should run the cron job
 # @param [String] cv_scan_dir which directory should be scanned
 # @param [String] cv_alert_file location and name of the alert file
+# @param [Boolean] cv_enable_freshclam whether to enable the freshclam service
+# @param [Boolean] cv_enable_clamd whether to enable the clamd service
 ##############################################################################
 class clamav_cd::params (
 
@@ -60,7 +62,8 @@ class clamav_cd::params (
   String $cv_cron_user            = 'root',
   String $cv_scan_dir             = '/',
   String $cv_alert_file           = 'tmp/clamav-alert.txt',
-
+  Boolean $cv_enable_freshclam    = true,
+  Boolean $cv_enable_clamd        = true,
 
 ) {
   # service