diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 74bafbd..54e9c1a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 - manage required files and directories including selinux context
 - manage service
 - (optional) manage firewall
+- (optional) manage nagios monitoring for `sshd`
 
 ## Adding custom configurations
 
diff --git a/doc/file.README.html b/doc/file.README.html
index 407b1fc..597bf3f 100644
--- a/doc/file.README.html
+++ b/doc/file.README.html
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@
 <p>manage service</p>
 </li><li>
 <p>(optional) manage firewall</p>
+</li><li>
+<p>(optional) manage nagios monitoring for <code>sshd</code></p>
 </li></ul>
 
 <h2 id="label-Adding+custom+configurations">Adding custom configurations</h2>
diff --git a/doc/index.html b/doc/index.html
index 60a203a..e8176d9 100644
--- a/doc/index.html
+++ b/doc/index.html
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@
 <p>manage service</p>
 </li><li>
 <p>(optional) manage firewall</p>
+</li><li>
+<p>(optional) manage nagios monitoring for <code>sshd</code></p>
 </li></ul>
 
 <h2 id="label-Adding+custom+configurations">Adding custom configurations</h2>
diff --git a/doc/puppet_classes/confdroid_ssh_3A_3Amonitoring_3A_3Atarget.html b/doc/puppet_classes/confdroid_ssh_3A_3Amonitoring_3A_3Atarget.html
index 927012b..34f5b3f 100644
--- a/doc/puppet_classes/confdroid_ssh_3A_3Amonitoring_3A_3Atarget.html
+++ b/doc/puppet_classes/confdroid_ssh_3A_3Amonitoring_3A_3Atarget.html
@@ -125,12 +125,12 @@
 class confdroid_ssh::monitoring::target (
 ) inherits confdroid_ssh::params {
   if $ssh_manage_nagios == true {
-    @@nagios_service { &quot;check_ssh_${fqdn}&quot;:
-      check_command       =&gt; &quot;check_nrpe!check_ssh!${ssh_procs_allowed}!sshd&quot;,
+    @@nagios_service { &quot;check_sshd_${fqdn}&quot;:
+      check_command       =&gt; &quot;check_nrpe!check_sshd!${ssh_procs_allowed}!sshd&quot;,
       use                 =&gt; &#39;generic-service&#39;,
       host_name           =&gt; $fqdn,
       notification_period =&gt; &#39;24x7&#39;,
-      service_description =&gt; &quot;${fqdn}_check_ssh&quot;,
+      service_description =&gt; &quot;${fqdn}_check_sshd&quot;,
       target              =&gt; $ssh_target_service,
       owner               =&gt; &#39;nagios&#39;,
       group               =&gt; &#39;nagios&#39;,
diff --git a/manifests/monitoring/target.pp b/manifests/monitoring/target.pp
index b796ba0..84a2c3a 100644
--- a/manifests/monitoring/target.pp
+++ b/manifests/monitoring/target.pp
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 class confdroid_ssh::monitoring::target (
 ) inherits confdroid_ssh::params {
   if $ssh_manage_nagios == true {
-    @@nagios_service { "check_ssh_${fqdn}":
-      check_command       => "check_nrpe!check_ssh!${ssh_procs_allowed}!sshd",
+    @@nagios_service { "check_sshd_${fqdn}":
+      check_command       => "check_nrpe!check_sshd!${ssh_procs_allowed}!sshd",
       use                 => 'generic-service',
       host_name           => $fqdn,
       notification_period => '24x7',
-      service_description => "${fqdn}_check_ssh",
+      service_description => "${fqdn}_check_sshd",
       target              => $ssh_target_service,
       owner               => 'nagios',
       group               => 'nagios',