diff --git a/manifests/config.pp b/manifests/config.pp
index dfe7efa..440246a 100644
--- a/manifests/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/config.pp
@@ -1,138 +1,141 @@
 # Class: mysql::config
 #
 # Parameters:
 #
 #   [*root_password*]     - root user password.
 #   [*old_root_password*] - previous root user password,
 #   [*bind_address*]      - address to bind service.
 #   [*port*]              - port to bind service.
 #   [*etc_root_password*] - whether to save /etc/my.cnf.
 #   [*service_name*]      - mysql service name.
 #   [*config_file*]       - my.cnf configuration file path.
 #   [*socket*]            - mysql socket.
 #   [*datadir*]           - path to datadir.
 #   [*ssl]                - enable ssl
 #   [*ssl_ca]             - path to ssl-ca
 #   [*ssl_cert]           - path to ssl-cert
 #   [*ssl_key]            - path to ssl-key
 #   [*log_error]          - path to mysql error log
 #   [*default_engine]     - configure a default table engine
 #   [*root_group]         - use specified group for root-owned files
 #   [*restart]            - whether to restart mysqld (true/false)
 #
 # Actions:
 #
 # Requires:
 #
 #   class mysql::server
 #
 # Usage:
 #
 #   class { 'mysql::config':
 #     root_password => 'changeme',
 #     bind_address  => $::ipaddress,
 #   }
 #
 class mysql::config(
   $root_password     = 'UNSET',
   $old_root_password = '',
   $bind_address      = $mysql::params::bind_address,
   $port              = $mysql::params::port,
   $etc_root_password = $mysql::params::etc_root_password,
   $service_name      = $mysql::params::service_name,
   $config_file       = $mysql::params::config_file,
   $socket            = $mysql::params::socket,
   $pidfile           = $mysql::params::pidfile,
   $datadir           = $mysql::params::datadir,
   $ssl               = $mysql::params::ssl,
   $ssl_ca            = $mysql::params::ssl_ca,
   $ssl_cert          = $mysql::params::ssl_cert,
   $ssl_key           = $mysql::params::ssl_key,
   $log_error         = $mysql::params::log_error,
   $default_engine    = 'UNSET',
   $root_group        = $mysql::params::root_group,
-  $restart           = $mysql::params::restart
+  $restart           = $mysql::params::restart,
+  $purge_conf_dir    = false
 ) inherits mysql::params {
 
   File {
     owner  => 'root',
     group  => $root_group,
     mode   => '0400',
     notify    => $restart ? {
       true => Exec['mysqld-restart'],
       false => undef,
     },
   }
 
   if $ssl and $ssl_ca == undef {
     fail('The ssl_ca parameter is required when ssl is true')
   }
 
   if $ssl and $ssl_cert == undef {
     fail('The ssl_cert parameter is required when ssl is true')
   }
 
   if $ssl and $ssl_key == undef {
     fail('The ssl_key parameter is required when ssl is true')
   }
 
   # This kind of sucks, that I have to specify a difference resource for
   # restart.  the reason is that I need the service to be started before mods
   # to the config file which can cause a refresh
   exec { 'mysqld-restart':
     command     => "service ${service_name} restart",
     logoutput   => on_failure,
     refreshonly => true,
     path        => '/sbin/:/usr/sbin/:/usr/bin/:/bin/',
   }
 
   # manage root password if it is set
   if $root_password != 'UNSET' {
     case $old_root_password {
       '':      { $old_pw='' }
       default: { $old_pw="-p'${old_root_password}'" }
     }
 
     exec { 'set_mysql_rootpw':
       command   => "mysqladmin -u root ${old_pw} password '${root_password}'",
       logoutput => true,
       unless    => "mysqladmin -u root -p'${root_password}' status > /dev/null",
       path      => '/usr/local/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin',
       notify    => $restart ? {
         true => Exec['mysqld-restart'],
         false => undef,
       },
       require   => File['/etc/mysql/conf.d'],
     }
 
     file { '/root/.my.cnf':
       content => template('mysql/my.cnf.pass.erb'),
       require => Exec['set_mysql_rootpw'],
     }
 
     if $etc_root_password {
       file{ '/etc/my.cnf':
         content => template('mysql/my.cnf.pass.erb'),
         require => Exec['set_mysql_rootpw'],
       }
     }
   } else {
     file { '/root/.my.cnf':
       ensure  => present,
     }
   }
 
   file { '/etc/mysql':
     ensure => directory,
     mode   => '0755',
   }
   file { '/etc/mysql/conf.d':
-    ensure => directory,
-    mode   => '0755',
+    ensure  => directory,
+    mode    => '0755',
+    recurse => $purge_conf_dir,
+    purge   => $purge_conf_dir,
   }
   file { $config_file:
     content => template('mysql/my.cnf.erb'),
     mode    => '0644',
   }
 
 }