diff --git a/manifests/agent/service/systemd.pp b/manifests/agent/service/systemd.pp
index 9352102..0c2e624 100644
--- a/manifests/agent/service/systemd.pp
+++ b/manifests/agent/service/systemd.pp
@@ -1,27 +1,74 @@
 # Set up running the agent via a systemd timer
 # @api private
 class puppet::agent::service::systemd (
   Boolean                 $enabled = false,
   Optional[Integer[0,23]] $hour    = undef,
   Optional[Integer[0,59]] $minute  = undef,
 ) {
   unless $puppet::runmode == 'unmanaged' or 'systemd.timer' in $puppet::unavailable_runmodes {
-    # Use the same times as for cron
-    $times = extlib::ip_to_cron($puppet::runinterval)
-
-    # But only if they are not explicitly specified
-    $_hour = pick($hour, $times[0])
-    $_minute = pick($minute, $times[1])
-
-    $command = pick($puppet::systemd_cmd, "${puppet::puppet_cmd} agent --config ${puppet::dir}/puppet.conf --onetime --no-daemonize --detailed-exitcode --no-usecacheonfailure")
-    $randomizeddelaysec = $puppet::systemd_randomizeddelaysec
-
-    systemd::timer { "${puppet::systemd_unit_name}.timer":
-      ensure          => bool2str($enabled, 'present', 'absent'),
-      active          => $enabled,
-      enable          => $enabled,
-      timer_content   => template('puppet/agent/systemd.puppet-run.timer.erb'),
-      service_content => template('puppet/agent/systemd.puppet-run.service.erb'),
+    exec { 'systemctl-daemon-reload-puppet':
+      refreshonly => true,
+      path        => $::path,
+      command     => 'systemctl daemon-reload',
+    }
+
+    if $enabled {
+      # Use the same times as for cron
+      $times = extlib::ip_to_cron($puppet::runinterval)
+
+      # But only if they are not explicitly specified
+      $_hour = pick($hour, $times[0])
+      $_minute = pick($minute, $times[1])
+
+      $command = $puppet::systemd_cmd ? {
+        undef   => "${puppet::puppet_cmd} agent --config ${puppet::dir}/puppet.conf --onetime --no-daemonize --detailed-exitcode --no-usecacheonfailure",
+        default => $puppet::systemd_cmd,
+      }
+
+      $randomizeddelaysec = $puppet::systemd_randomizeddelaysec
+
+      file { "/etc/systemd/system/${puppet::systemd_unit_name}.timer":
+        content => template('puppet/agent/systemd.puppet-run.timer.erb'),
+        notify  => [
+          Exec['systemctl-daemon-reload-puppet'],
+          Service['puppet-run.timer'],
+        ],
+      }
+
+      file { "/etc/systemd/system/${puppet::systemd_unit_name}.service":
+        content => template('puppet/agent/systemd.puppet-run.service.erb'),
+        notify  => Exec['systemctl-daemon-reload-puppet'],
+      }
+
+      service { 'puppet-run.timer':
+        ensure   => running,
+        provider => 'systemd',
+        name     => "${puppet::systemd_unit_name}.timer",
+        enable   => true,
+        require  => Exec['systemctl-daemon-reload-puppet'],
+      }
+    } else {
+      # Reverse order - stop, delete files, exec
+      service { 'puppet-run.timer':
+        ensure   => stopped,
+        provider => 'systemd',
+        name     => "${puppet::systemd_unit_name}.timer",
+        enable   => false,
+        before   => [
+          File["/etc/systemd/system/${puppet::systemd_unit_name}.timer"],
+          File["/etc/systemd/system/${puppet::systemd_unit_name}.service"],
+        ],
+      }
+
+      file { "/etc/systemd/system/${puppet::systemd_unit_name}.timer":
+        ensure => absent,
+        notify => Exec['systemctl-daemon-reload-puppet'],
+      }
+
+      file { "/etc/systemd/system/${puppet::systemd_unit_name}.service":
+        ensure => absent,
+        notify => Exec['systemctl-daemon-reload-puppet'],
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/spec/classes/puppet_agent_spec.rb b/spec/classes/puppet_agent_spec.rb
index b9269dd..429ed9f 100644
--- a/spec/classes/puppet_agent_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/puppet_agent_spec.rb
@@ -1,433 +1,452 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'puppet' do
   on_supported_os.each do |os, facts|
     context "on #{os}" do
       case facts[:osfamily]
       when 'FreeBSD'
         puppet_major = facts[:puppetversion].to_i
 
         bindir = '/usr/local/bin'
         client_package = "puppet#{puppet_major}"
         confdir = '/usr/local/etc/puppet'
         package_provider = nil
       when 'windows'
         bindir = 'C:/ProgramData/PuppetLabs/puppet/bin'
         client_package = 'puppet-agent'
         confdir = 'C:/ProgramData/PuppetLabs/puppet/etc'
         package_provider = 'chocolatey'
       when 'Archlinux'
         bindir = '/usr/bin'
         client_package = 'puppet'
         confdir = '/etc/puppetlabs/puppet'
         package_provider = nil
       else
         bindir = '/opt/puppetlabs/bin'
         client_package = 'puppet-agent'
         confdir = '/etc/puppetlabs/puppet'
         package_provider = nil
       end
 
       let(:facts) do
         # Cron/systemd timers are based on the IP - make it consistent
         override_facts(facts, networking: {ip: '192.0.2.100'})
       end
 
       let :params do
         {
           agent: true
         }
       end
 
       describe 'with no custom parameters' do
         # For windows we specify a package provider which doesn't compile
         if facts[:osfamily] != 'windows'
           it { is_expected.to compile.with_all_deps }
         end
 
         # install
         it do
           is_expected.to contain_class('puppet::agent::install')
             .with_manage_packages(true)
             .with_package_name([client_package])
             .with_package_version('present')
             .with_package_provider(package_provider)
             .with_package_source(nil)
             .that_notifies(['Class[puppet::agent::config]', 'Class[puppet::agent::service]'])
         end
 
         it do
           is_expected.to contain_package(client_package)
             .with_ensure('present')
             .with_provider(package_provider)
             .with_source(nil)
         end
 
         # config
         it { is_expected.to contain_class('puppet::agent::config').that_notifies('Class[puppet::agent::service]') }
         it { is_expected.to contain_file(confdir).with_ensure('directory') }
         it { is_expected.to contain_concat("#{confdir}/puppet.conf") }
         it { is_expected.to contain_concat__fragment('puppet.conf_agent').with_content(/^\[agent\]/) }
         it { is_expected.to contain_puppet__config__agent('report').with_value('true') }
         it { is_expected.not_to contain_puppet__config__agent('prerun_command') }
         it { is_expected.not_to contain_puppet__config__agent('postrun_command') }
 
         if facts[:osfamily] == 'Debian'
           it do
             is_expected.to contain_augeas('puppet::set_start')
               .with_context('/files/etc/default/puppet')
               .with_changes('set START yes')
               .with_incl('/etc/default/puppet')
               .with_lens('Shellvars.lns')
           end
           it { is_expected.to contain_file('/var/lib/puppet/state/agent_disabled.lock').with_ensure(:absent) }
         end
 
         # service
         it { is_expected.to contain_class('puppet::agent::service') }
 
         it { is_expected.to contain_class('puppet::agent::service::daemon').with_enabled(true) }
         it do
           is_expected.to contain_service('puppet')
             .with_ensure('running')
             .with_name('puppet')
             .with_hasstatus('true')
             .with_enable('true')
         end
 
         it { is_expected.to contain_class('puppet::agent::service::cron').with_enabled(false) }
         if os =~ /\A(windows|archlinux)/
           it { is_expected.not_to contain_cron('puppet') }
         else
           it { is_expected.to contain_cron('puppet').with_ensure('absent') }
         end
 
         it { is_expected.to contain_class('puppet::agent::service::systemd').with_enabled(false) }
         case os
         when /\Adebian-/, /\A(redhat|centos|scientific)-7/, /\Afedora-/, /\Aubuntu-(16|18)/, /\Aarchlinux-/
+          it do
+            is_expected.to contain_exec('systemctl-daemon-reload-puppet')
+              .with_refreshonly(true)
+              .with_command('systemctl daemon-reload')
+          end
+
           it do
             is_expected.to contain_service('puppet-run.timer')
-              .with_ensure(false)
+              .with_ensure(:stopped)
               .with_provider('systemd')
               .with_name('puppet-run.timer')
               .with_enable(false)
           end
 
           it { is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/systemd/system/puppet-run.timer').with_ensure(:absent) }
           it { is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/systemd/system/puppet-run.service').with_ensure(:absent) }
         else
           it { is_expected.not_to contain_service('puppet-run.timer') }
           it { is_expected.not_to contain_file('/etc/systemd/system/puppet-run.timer') }
           it { is_expected.not_to contain_file('/etc/systemd/system/puppet-run.service') }
+          it { is_expected.not_to contain_exec('systemctl-daemon-reload-puppet') }
         end
       end
 
       describe 'set prerun_command will be included in config' do
         let :params do
           super().merge(prerun_command: '/my/prerun')
         end
 
         it { is_expected.to contain_puppet__config__agent('prerun_command').with_value('/my/prerun') }
       end
 
       describe 'set postrun_command will be included in config' do
         let :params do
           super().merge(postrun_command: '/my/postrun')
         end
 
         it { is_expected.to contain_puppet__config__agent('postrun_command').with_value('/my/postrun') }
       end
 
       describe 'with additional settings' do
         let :params do
           super().merge(agent_additional_settings: { 'ignoreschedules' => true })
         end
 
         it { is_expected.to contain_puppet__config__agent('ignoreschedules').with_value('true') }
       end
 
       context 'manage_packages' do
         describe 'when manage_packages => false' do
           let :params do
             super().merge(manage_packages: false)
           end
 
           it { is_expected.not_to contain_package(client_package) }
         end
 
         describe "when manage_packages => 'agent'" do
           let :params do
             super().merge(manage_packages: 'agent')
           end
 
           it { is_expected.to contain_package(client_package) }
         end
 
         describe "when manage_packages => 'server'" do
           let :params do
             super().merge(manage_packages: 'server')
           end
 
           it { is_expected.not_to contain_package(client_package) }
         end
       end
 
       context 'runmode' do
         describe 'when runmode => cron' do
           let :params do
             super().merge(runmode: 'cron')
           end
 
           case os
           when /\A(windows|archlinux)/
             it { is_expected.to raise_error(Puppet::Error, /Runmode of cron not supported on #{facts[:kernel]} operating systems!/) }
           when /\Adebian-/, /\A(redhat|centos|scientific)-7/, /\Afedora-/, /\Aubuntu-(16|18)/
             it { is_expected.to compile.with_all_deps }
             it { is_expected.to contain_concat__fragment('puppet.conf_agent') }
             if facts[:osfamily] == 'Debian'
               it do
                 is_expected.to contain_augeas('puppet::set_start')
                   .with_context('/files/etc/default/puppet')
                   .with_changes('set START no')
                   .with_incl('/etc/default/puppet')
                   .with_lens('Shellvars.lns')
               end
               it { is_expected.to contain_file('/var/lib/puppet/state/agent_disabled.lock').with_ensure(:absent) }
             end
 
             it { is_expected.to contain_class('puppet::agent::service::cron').with_enabled(true) }
             it { is_expected.to contain_class('puppet::agent::service::daemon').with_enabled(false) }
             it do
               is_expected.to contain_service('puppet')
                 .with_ensure('stopped')
                 .with_name('puppet')
                 .with_hasstatus('true')
                 .with_enable('false')
             end
             it { is_expected.to contain_class('puppet::agent::service::systemd').with_enabled(false) }
-            it { is_expected.to contain_service('puppet-run.timer').with_ensure(false) }
+            it { is_expected.to contain_service('puppet-run.timer').with_ensure(:stopped) }
             it do
               is_expected.to contain_cron('puppet')
                 .with_command("#{bindir}/puppet agent --config #{confdir}/puppet.conf --onetime --no-daemonize")
                 .with_user('root')
                 .with_minute(%w[10 40])
                 .with_hour('*')
             end
           else
             it { is_expected.to compile.with_all_deps }
             it { is_expected.to contain_class('puppet::agent::service::cron').with_enabled(true) }
             it { is_expected.to contain_class('puppet::agent::service::daemon').with_enabled(false) }
             it { is_expected.to contain_class('puppet::agent::service::systemd').with_enabled(false) }
             it { is_expected.not_to contain_service('puppet-run.timer') }
             it do
               is_expected.to contain_cron('puppet')
                 .with_command("#{bindir}/puppet agent --config #{confdir}/puppet.conf --onetime --no-daemonize")
                 .with_user('root')
                 .with_minute(%w[10 40])
                 .with_hour('*')
             end
           end
         end
 
         describe 'when runmode => cron with specified time' do
           let :params do
             super().merge(runmode: 'cron',
                           run_hour: 22,
                           run_minute: 01
                          )
           end
 
           case os
           when /\A(windows|archlinux)/
             it { is_expected.to raise_error(Puppet::Error, /Runmode of cron not supported on #{facts[:kernel]} operating systems!/) }
           when /\Adebian-/, /\A(redhat|centos|scientific)-7/, /\Afedora-/, /\Aubuntu-(16|18)/
             it { is_expected.to contain_class('puppet::agent::service::cron').with_enabled(true) }
             it { is_expected.to contain_class('puppet::agent::service::daemon').with_enabled(false) }
             it do
               is_expected.to contain_service('puppet')
                 .with_ensure('stopped')
                 .with_name('puppet')
                 .with_hasstatus('true')
                 .with_enable('false')
             end
             it { is_expected.to contain_class('puppet::agent::service::systemd').with_enabled(false) }
-            it { is_expected.to contain_service('puppet-run.timer').with_ensure(false) }
+            it { is_expected.to contain_service('puppet-run.timer').with_ensure(:stopped) }
             it do
               is_expected.to contain_cron('puppet')
                 .with_command("#{bindir}/puppet agent --config #{confdir}/puppet.conf --onetime --no-daemonize")
                 .with_user('root')
                 .with_minute('1')
                 .with_hour('22')
             end
           else
             it { is_expected.to compile.with_all_deps }
             it { is_expected.to contain_class('puppet::agent::service::cron').with_enabled(true) }
             it { is_expected.to contain_class('puppet::agent::service::daemon').with_enabled(false) }
             it { is_expected.to contain_class('puppet::agent::service::systemd').with_enabled(false) }
             it { is_expected.not_to contain_service('puppet-run.timer') }
             it do
               is_expected.to contain_cron('puppet')
                 .with_command("#{bindir}/puppet agent --config #{confdir}/puppet.conf --onetime --no-daemonize")
                 .with_user('root')
                 .with_minute('1')
                 .with_hour('22')
             end
           end
         end
 
         describe 'when runmode => systemd.timer' do
           let :params do
             super().merge(runmode: 'systemd.timer')
           end
 
           case os
           when /\Adebian-/, /\A(redhat|centos|scientific)-7/, /\Afedora-/, /\Aubuntu-(16|18)/, /\Aarchlinux-/
             it { is_expected.to compile.with_all_deps }
             it { is_expected.to contain_class('puppet::agent::service::daemon').with_enabled(false) }
             it { is_expected.to contain_class('puppet::agent::service::cron').with_enabled(false) }
             it { is_expected.to contain_class('puppet::agent::service::systemd').with_enabled(true) }
-            it { is_expected.to contain_service('puppet-run.timer').with_ensure(true) }
+            it { is_expected.to contain_service('puppet-run.timer').with_ensure(:running) }
 
             it do
               is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/systemd/system/puppet-run.timer')
                 .with_content(/.*OnCalendar\=\*-\*-\* \*\:10,40:00.*/)
             end
 
             it do
               is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/systemd/system/puppet-run.timer')
                 .with_content(/^RandomizedDelaySec\=0$/)
             end
 
             it do
               is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/systemd/system/puppet-run.service')
                 .with_content(%r{^ExecStart=#{bindir}/puppet agent --config #{confdir}/puppet.conf --onetime --no-daemonize --detailed-exitcode --no-usecacheonfailure$})
             end
 
+            it do
+              is_expected.to contain_exec('systemctl-daemon-reload-puppet')
+                .with_refreshonly(true)
+                .with_command('systemctl daemon-reload')
+            end
+
             it do
               is_expected.to contain_service('puppet-run.timer')
                 .with_provider('systemd')
-                .with_ensure(true)
+                .with_ensure('running')
                 .with_name('puppet-run.timer')
-                .with_enable(true)
+                .with_enable('true')
             end
           else
             it { is_expected.to raise_error(Puppet::Error, /Runmode of systemd.timer not supported on #{facts[:kernel]} operating systems!/) }
           end
         end
 
         describe 'when runmode => systemd.timer with configured time' do
           let :params do
             super().merge(runmode: 'systemd.timer',
                           run_hour: 22,
                           run_minute: 01
                          )
           end
 
           case os
           when /\Adebian-/, /\A(redhat|centos|scientific)-7/, /\Afedora-/, /\Aubuntu-(16|18)/, /\Aarchlinux-/
             it { is_expected.to compile.with_all_deps }
             it { is_expected.to contain_class('puppet::agent::service::daemon').with_enabled(false) }
             it { is_expected.to contain_class('puppet::agent::service::cron').with_enabled(false) }
             it { is_expected.to contain_class('puppet::agent::service::systemd').with_enabled(true) }
-            it { is_expected.to contain_service('puppet-run.timer').with_ensure(true) }
+            it { is_expected.to contain_service('puppet-run.timer').with_ensure(:running) }
 
             it do
               is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/systemd/system/puppet-run.timer')
                 .with_content(/.*OnCalendar\=\*-\*-\* 22:1:00.*/)
             end
 
             it do
               is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/systemd/system/puppet-run.timer')
                 .with_content(/^RandomizedDelaySec\=0$/)
             end
 
             it do
               is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/systemd/system/puppet-run.service')
                 .with_content(%r{^ExecStart=#{bindir}/puppet agent --config #{confdir}/puppet.conf --onetime --no-daemonize --detailed-exitcode --no-usecacheonfailure$})
             end
 
+            it do
+              is_expected.to contain_exec('systemctl-daemon-reload-puppet')
+                .with_refreshonly(true)
+                .with_command('systemctl daemon-reload')
+            end
+
             it do
               is_expected.to contain_service('puppet-run.timer')
                 .with_provider('systemd')
-                .with_ensure(true)
+                .with_ensure('running')
                 .with_name('puppet-run.timer')
-                .with_enable(true)
+                .with_enable('true')
             end
           else
             it { is_expected.to raise_error(Puppet::Error, /Runmode of systemd.timer not supported on #{facts[:kernel]} operating systems!/) }
           end
         end
 
         describe 'when runmode => none' do
           let :params do
             super().merge(runmode: 'none')
           end
 
           # For windows we specify a package provider which doesn't compile
           if facts[:osfamily] != 'windows'
             it { is_expected.to compile.with_all_deps }
           end
           it { is_expected.to contain_class('puppet::agent::service::daemon').with_enabled(false) }
           it { is_expected.to contain_class('puppet::agent::service::cron').with_enabled(false) }
           it { is_expected.to contain_class('puppet::agent::service::systemd').with_enabled(false) }
 
           case os
           when /\Adebian-/, /\A(redhat|centos|scientific)-7/, /\Afedora-/, /\Aubuntu-(16|18)/, /\Aarchlinux-/
-            it { is_expected.to contain_service('puppet-run.timer').with_ensure(false) }
+            it { is_expected.to contain_service('puppet-run.timer').with_ensure(:stopped) }
           else
             it { is_expected.not_to contain_service('puppet-run.timer') }
           end
         end
 
         describe 'when runmode => unmanaged' do
           let :params do
             super().merge(runmode: 'unmanaged')
           end
 
           # For windows we specify a package provider which doesn't compile
           if facts[:osfamily] != 'windows'
             it { is_expected.to compile.with_all_deps }
           end
           it { is_expected.to contain_class('puppet::agent::service::daemon').with_enabled(false) }
           it { is_expected.to contain_class('puppet::agent::service::cron').with_enabled(false) }
           it { is_expected.to contain_class('puppet::agent::service::systemd').with_enabled(false) }
           it { is_expected.not_to contain_cron('puppet') }
           it { is_expected.not_to contain_service('puppet') }
           it { is_expected.not_to contain_service('puppet-run.timer') }
         end
       end
 
       describe 'when unavailable_runmodes => ["cron"]' do
         let :params do
           super().merge(unavailable_runmodes: ['cron'])
         end
 
         it { is_expected.not_to contain_cron('puppet') }
       end
 
       describe 'with custom service_name' do
         let :params do
           super().merge(service_name: 'pe-puppet')
         end
 
         it { is_expected.to contain_service('puppet').with_name('pe-puppet') }
       end
 
       context 'with remove_lock => false' do
         let :params do
           super().merge(remove_lock: false)
         end
 
         it { should_not contain_file('/var/lib/puppet/state/agent_disabled.lock') }
       end
 
       context 'with report => false' do
         let :params do
           super().merge(report: false)
         end
 
         it { is_expected.to contain_puppet__config__agent('report').with_value('false') }
       end
     end
   end
 end