diff --git a/manifests/client/target.pp b/manifests/client/target.pp
index de21510..b582883 100644
--- a/manifests/client/target.pp
+++ b/manifests/client/target.pp
@@ -17,12 +17,11 @@ class confdroid_nagios::client::target (
       contacts            => $ng_contact_name,
       max_check_attempts  => $ng_max_check_attempts,
       notification_period => '24x7',
-      owner               => 'nagios',
-      group               => 'nagios',
+      owner               => $ng_user,
+      group               => $ng_user,
       mode                => '0640',
       check_command       => "check_ping!${ng_ping_warn}!${ng_ping_crit}",
       notify              => Service[$ng_service],
-      purge               => $ng_purge_target,
     }
 
     @@nagios_service { "root_partition_${fqdn}":
@@ -35,10 +34,9 @@ class confdroid_nagios::client::target (
       service_description => "${fqdn}_root_partition",
       servicegroups       => 'linux-services',
       target              => $ng_target_service,
-      owner               => 'nagios',
-      group               => 'nagios',
+      owner               => $ng_user,
+      group               => $ng_user,
       mode                => '0640',
-      purge               => $ng_purge_target,
     }
 
     if $ng_enable_swap_check == true {
@@ -52,10 +50,9 @@ class confdroid_nagios::client::target (
         service_description => "${fqdn}_swap_usage",
         servicegroups       => 'linux-services',
         target              => $ng_target_service,
-        owner               => 'nagios',
-        group               => 'nagios',
+        owner               => $ng_user,
+        group               => $ng_user,
         mode                => '0640',
-        purge               => $ng_purge_target,
       }
     }
 
@@ -69,10 +66,9 @@ class confdroid_nagios::client::target (
       service_description => "${fqdn}_local_users",
       servicegroups       => 'linux-services',
       target              => $ng_target_service,
-      owner               => 'nagios',
-      group               => 'nagios',
+      owner               => $ng_user,
+      group               => $ng_user,
       mode                => '0640',
-      purge               => $ng_purge_target,
     }
 
     @@nagios_service { "Total Processes_${fqdn}":
@@ -85,10 +81,9 @@ class confdroid_nagios::client::target (
       service_description => "${fqdn}_total_processes",
       servicegroups       => 'linux-services',
       target              => $ng_target_service,
-      owner               => 'nagios',
-      group               => 'nagios',
+      owner               => $ng_user,
+      group               => $ng_user,
       mode                => '0640',
-      purge               => $ng_purge_target,
     }
 
     @@nagios_service { "Zombie Processes_${fqdn}":
@@ -101,10 +96,9 @@ class confdroid_nagios::client::target (
       service_description => "${fqdn}_zombie_processes",
       servicegroups       => 'linux-services',
       target              => $ng_target_service,
-      owner               => 'nagios',
-      group               => 'nagios',
+      owner               => $ng_user,
+      group               => $ng_user,
       mode                => '0640',
-      purge               => $ng_purge_target,
     }
 
     @@nagios_service { "Current_Load_${fqdn}":
@@ -117,10 +111,9 @@ class confdroid_nagios::client::target (
       service_description => "${fqdn}_current_load",
       servicegroups       => 'linux-services',
       target              => $ng_target_service,
-      owner               => 'nagios',
-      group               => 'nagios',
+      owner               => $ng_user,
+      group               => $ng_user,
       mode                => '0640',
-      purge               => $ng_purge_target,
     }
   }
 }