diff --git a/nagios/manifests/init.pp b/nagios/manifests/init.pp
index 92cc6ff..cc53d95 100644
--- a/nagios/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/nagios/manifests/init.pp
@@ -440,9 +440,13 @@ define nagios::host($group="NONE", $osname="NONE", $osicon="NONE",
                 require => File["/etc/nagios/conf.d"],
     }
     nagios_host { $name:
-        ensure => present,
-        use    => "default",
-        target => "${confdir}/host_${name}.cfg"
+        ensure  => present,
+        use     => "default",
+        target  => "${confdir}/host_${name}.cfg",
+        parents => is_array($parent) ? {
+            true  => inline_template('<%= parent.join(",") -%>'),
+            false => $parent,
+        },
     }
 
     if $osicon != "NONE" {
@@ -504,7 +508,6 @@ define nagios::host($group="NONE", $osname="NONE", $osicon="NONE",
         Nagios_Host[$name] {
             contact_groups => "all,${group}",
             hostgroups     => $group,
-            parents        => $parent,
         }
     }