diff --git a/manifests/module/vspheredb/service.pp b/manifests/module/vspheredb/service.pp
index d5ac37d..f3a4202 100644
--- a/manifests/module/vspheredb/service.pp
+++ b/manifests/module/vspheredb/service.pp
@@ -1,51 +1,62 @@
 # @summary Installs and configures the vspheredb service.
 #
 # @note Only systemd is supported by the Icinga Team and this module.
 #
 # @param [Stdlib::Ensure::Service] ensure
 #   Whether the vspheredb service should be running.
+#
 # @param [Boolean] enable
 #   Enable or disable the service.
+#
 # @param [String] user
 #   Specifies the user to run the vsphere service daemon as.
+#   Only available if install_method package is not used.
+#
 # @param [String] group
 #   Specifies the primary group to run the vspheredb service daemon as.
+#   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.
 #
 # @example
 #   include icingaweb2::module::vspheredb::service
 #
 class icingaweb2::module::vspheredb::service (
   Stdlib::Ensure::Service $ensure      = 'running',
   Boolean                 $enable      = true,
   String                  $user        = 'icingavspheredb',
   String                  $group       = 'icingaweb2',
   Boolean                 $manage_user = true,
 ) {
 
   require ::icingaweb2::module::vspheredb
 
-  if $manage_user {
-    user { $user:
-      ensure => 'present',
-      gid    => $group,
-      shell  => '/bin/false',
-      before => Systemd::Unit_file['icinga-vspheredb.service'],
+  $install_method = $icingaweb2::module::vspheredb::install_method
+
+  if $install_method != 'package' {
+    if $manage_user {
+      user { $user:
+        ensure => 'present',
+        gid    => $group,
+        shell  => '/bin/false',
+        before => Systemd::Unit_file['icinga-vspheredb.service'],
+      }
     }
-  }
 
-  systemd::unit_file { 'icinga-vspheredb.service':
-    ensure  => 'present',
-    content => epp('icingaweb2/icinga-vspheredb.service.epp', {
-      'conf_user'     => $icingaweb2::conf_user,
-      'icingacli_bin' => $icingaweb2::globals::icingacli_bin,
-    }),
-    notify  => Service['icinga-vspheredb'],
+    systemd::unit_file { 'icinga-vspheredb.service':
+      ensure  => 'present',
+      content => epp('icingaweb2/icinga-vspheredb.service.epp', {
+        'conf_user'     => $icingaweb2::conf_user,
+        'icingacli_bin' => $icingaweb2::globals::icingacli_bin,
+      }),
+      notify  => Service['icinga-vspheredb'],
+    }
   }
 
   service {'icinga-vspheredb':
     ensure => $ensure,
     enable => $enable,
   }
 }