diff --git a/manifests/module/director/service.pp b/manifests/module/director/service.pp
index 2d7deec..821916e 100644
--- a/manifests/module/director/service.pp
+++ b/manifests/module/director/service.pp
@@ -1,51 +1,57 @@
 # @summary
 #   Installs and configures the director service.
 #
 # @note Only systemd is supported by the Icinga Team and this module.
 #
 # @param [Stdlib::Ensure::Service] ensure
 #   Whether the director service should be running.
 #
 # @param [Boolean] enable
 #   Enable or disable the service.
 #
 # @param [String] user
-#   Specifies user to run director service daemon.
+#   Specifies user to run director service daemon. Only available if
+#   install_method package is not used.
 #
 # @param [String] group
 #   Specifies primary group for user to run director service daemon.
+#    Only available if install_method package is not used.
 #
 # @param [Boolean] manage_user
-#   Whether to manage the server user resource.
+#   Whether to manage the server user resource. Only available if
+#   install_method package is not used.
 #
 class icingaweb2::module::director::service(
   Stdlib::Ensure::Service   $ensure      = 'running',
   Boolean                   $enable      = true,
   String                    $user        = 'icingadirector',
   String                    $group       = 'icingaweb2',
   Boolean                   $manage_user = true,
 ) {
 
   require ::icingaweb2::module::director
 
-  $icingacli_bin = $::icingaweb2::globals::icingacli_bin
+  $icingacli_bin  = $::icingaweb2::globals::icingacli_bin
+  $install_method = $::icingaweb2::module::director::install_method
 
-  if $manage_user {
-    user { $user:
-      ensure => present,
-      gid    => $group,
-      shell  => '/bin/false',
-      before => Systemd::Unit_file['icinga-director.service'],
+  if $install_method != 'package' {
+    if $manage_user {
+      user { $user:
+        ensure => present,
+        gid    => $group,
+        shell  => '/bin/false',
+        before => Systemd::Unit_file['icinga-director.service'],
+      }
+    }
+  
+    systemd::unit_file { 'icinga-director.service':
+      content => template('icingaweb2/icinga-director.service.erb'),
+      notify  => Service['icinga-director'],
     }
-  }
-
-  systemd::unit_file { 'icinga-director.service':
-    content => template('icingaweb2/icinga-director.service.erb'),
-    notify  => Service['icinga-director'],
   }
 
   service {'icinga-director':
     ensure => $ensure,
     enable => $enable,
   }
 }