diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 721b924..0c7302b 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -95,12 +95,14 @@
 # @param  [string] ne_allow_weak_rnd_seed Whether to allow weak random seeds
 # @param  [string] ne_include_selinux Whether to manage selinux
 # @param  [boolean] ne_enable_ssl Whether to enable SSL certificates.
+# @param  [array] reqpackages which packages to install
 # @param  [boolean] ne_manage_cmds Whether to manage command rules for NRPE
 #   checks, to allow dynamic check & command rules.
 ###############################################################################
 class cd_nrpe::params (
 
 $pkg_ensure                 = 'latest',
+$reqpackages                = ['nrpe','nrpe-selinux'],
 
 $ne_manage_cmds             = true,
 
@@ -150,14 +152,8 @@ $ne_fw_order_no             = '50',
 # selinux
 $ne_include_selinux         = true,
 
-
 ) {
 
-# installation section
-$reqpackages  = $::operatingsystem ? {
-    /(?i-mx:centos|fedora|redhat)/ => ['nrpe','nrpe-selinux'],
-  }
-
 # service
 $ne_service                 = 'nrpe'