diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index fceee02c1..2e62e3446 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -214,71 +214,75 @@
     manage_repo    => $manage_repo,
   }
 
-  class { 'nginx::config':
-    client_body_buffer_size        => $client_body_buffer_size,
-    client_body_temp_path          => $client_body_temp_path,
-    client_max_body_size           => $client_max_body_size,
-    confd_purge                    => $confd_purge,
-    conf_dir                       => $conf_dir,
-    conf_template                  => $conf_template,
-    daemon_user                    => $daemon_user,
-    events_use                     => $events_use,
-    fastcgi_cache_inactive         => $fastcgi_cache_inactive,
-    fastcgi_cache_key              => $fastcgi_cache_key,
-    fastcgi_cache_keys_zone        => $fastcgi_cache_keys_zone,
-    fastcgi_cache_levels           => $fastcgi_cache_levels,
-    fastcgi_cache_max_size         => $fastcgi_cache_max_size,
-    fastcgi_cache_path             => $fastcgi_cache_path,
-    fastcgi_cache_use_stale        => $fastcgi_cache_use_stale,
-    gzip                           => $gzip,
-    http_access_log                => $http_access_log,
-    http_cfg_append                => $http_cfg_append,
-    http_tcp_nodelay               => $http_tcp_nodelay,
-    http_tcp_nopush                => $http_tcp_nopush,
-    keepalive_timeout              => $keepalive_timeout,
-    logdir                         => $logdir,
-    mail                           => $mail,
-    multi_accept                   => $multi_accept,
-    names_hash_bucket_size         => $names_hash_bucket_size,
-    names_hash_max_size            => $names_hash_max_size,
-    nginx_error_log                => $nginx_error_log,
-    pid                            => $pid,
-    proxy_buffers                  => $proxy_buffers,
-    proxy_buffer_size              => $proxy_buffer_size,
-    proxy_cache_inactive           => $proxy_cache_inactive,
-    proxy_cache_keys_zone          => $proxy_cache_keys_zone,
-    proxy_cache_levels             => $proxy_cache_levels,
-    proxy_cache_max_size           => $proxy_cache_max_size,
-    proxy_cache_path               => $proxy_cache_path,
-    proxy_conf_template            => $proxy_conf_template,
-    proxy_connect_timeout          => $proxy_connect_timeout,
-    proxy_headers_hash_bucket_size => $proxy_headers_hash_bucket_size,
-    proxy_http_version             => $proxy_http_version,
-    proxy_read_timeout             => $proxy_read_timeout,
-    proxy_redirect                 => $proxy_redirect,
-    proxy_send_timeout             => $proxy_send_timeout,
-    proxy_set_header               => $proxy_set_header,
-    proxy_temp_path                => $proxy_temp_path,
-    run_dir                        => $run_dir,
-    sendfile                       => $sendfile,
-    server_tokens                  => $server_tokens,
-    spdy                           => $spdy,
-    super_user                     => $super_user,
-    temp_dir                       => $temp_dir,
-    types_hash_bucket_size         => $types_hash_bucket_size,
-    types_hash_max_size            => $types_hash_max_size,
-    vhost_purge                    => $vhost_purge,
-    worker_connections             => $worker_connections,
-    worker_processes               => $worker_processes,
-    worker_rlimit_nofile           => $worker_rlimit_nofile,
-    global_owner                   => $global_owner,
-    global_group                   => $global_group,
-    global_mode                    => $global_mode,
-    sites_available_owner          => $sites_available_owner,
-    sites_available_group          => $sites_available_group,
-    sites_available_mode           => $sites_available_mode,
-    require                        => Class['nginx::package'],
-    notify                         => Class['nginx::service'],
+  ## This `if` statement is here in the event a user cannot use
+  ## Hiera based parameter overrides. Will not be here in 1.0 release
+  if !defined(Class['nginx::config']) {
+    class { 'nginx::config':
+      client_body_buffer_size        => $client_body_buffer_size,
+      client_body_temp_path          => $client_body_temp_path,
+      client_max_body_size           => $client_max_body_size,
+      confd_purge                    => $confd_purge,
+      conf_dir                       => $conf_dir,
+      conf_template                  => $conf_template,
+      daemon_user                    => $daemon_user,
+      events_use                     => $events_use,
+      fastcgi_cache_inactive         => $fastcgi_cache_inactive,
+      fastcgi_cache_key              => $fastcgi_cache_key,
+      fastcgi_cache_keys_zone        => $fastcgi_cache_keys_zone,
+      fastcgi_cache_levels           => $fastcgi_cache_levels,
+      fastcgi_cache_max_size         => $fastcgi_cache_max_size,
+      fastcgi_cache_path             => $fastcgi_cache_path,
+      fastcgi_cache_use_stale        => $fastcgi_cache_use_stale,
+      gzip                           => $gzip,
+      http_access_log                => $http_access_log,
+      http_cfg_append                => $http_cfg_append,
+      http_tcp_nodelay               => $http_tcp_nodelay,
+      http_tcp_nopush                => $http_tcp_nopush,
+      keepalive_timeout              => $keepalive_timeout,
+      logdir                         => $logdir,
+      mail                           => $mail,
+      multi_accept                   => $multi_accept,
+      names_hash_bucket_size         => $names_hash_bucket_size,
+      names_hash_max_size            => $names_hash_max_size,
+      nginx_error_log                => $nginx_error_log,
+      pid                            => $pid,
+      proxy_buffers                  => $proxy_buffers,
+      proxy_buffer_size              => $proxy_buffer_size,
+      proxy_cache_inactive           => $proxy_cache_inactive,
+      proxy_cache_keys_zone          => $proxy_cache_keys_zone,
+      proxy_cache_levels             => $proxy_cache_levels,
+      proxy_cache_max_size           => $proxy_cache_max_size,
+      proxy_cache_path               => $proxy_cache_path,
+      proxy_conf_template            => $proxy_conf_template,
+      proxy_connect_timeout          => $proxy_connect_timeout,
+      proxy_headers_hash_bucket_size => $proxy_headers_hash_bucket_size,
+      proxy_http_version             => $proxy_http_version,
+      proxy_read_timeout             => $proxy_read_timeout,
+      proxy_redirect                 => $proxy_redirect,
+      proxy_send_timeout             => $proxy_send_timeout,
+      proxy_set_header               => $proxy_set_header,
+      proxy_temp_path                => $proxy_temp_path,
+      run_dir                        => $run_dir,
+      sendfile                       => $sendfile,
+      server_tokens                  => $server_tokens,
+      spdy                           => $spdy,
+      super_user                     => $super_user,
+      temp_dir                       => $temp_dir,
+      types_hash_bucket_size         => $types_hash_bucket_size,
+      types_hash_max_size            => $types_hash_max_size,
+      vhost_purge                    => $vhost_purge,
+      worker_connections             => $worker_connections,
+      worker_processes               => $worker_processes,
+      worker_rlimit_nofile           => $worker_rlimit_nofile,
+      global_owner                   => $global_owner,
+      global_group                   => $global_group,
+      global_mode                    => $global_mode,
+      sites_available_owner          => $sites_available_owner,
+      sites_available_group          => $sites_available_group,
+      sites_available_mode           => $sites_available_mode,
+      require                        => Class['nginx::package'],
+      notify                         => Class['nginx::service'],
+    }
   }
 
   class { 'nginx::service': }