diff --git a/apache/files/mod_wsgi.conf b/apache/files/mod_wsgi.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c74e96a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apache/files/mod_wsgi.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+LoadModule wsgi_module modules/mod_wsgi.so
+WSGISocketPrefix /var/run/mod_wsgi/wsgi
diff --git a/apache/manifests/init.pp b/apache/manifests/init.pp
index 07fcbb6..7a6ec23 100644
--- a/apache/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/apache/manifests/init.pp
@@ -674,8 +674,15 @@ class apache::mod::wsgi {
         }
         "centos","redhat","fedora": {
             apache::configfile { "wsgi.conf":
+                source  => "puppet:///modules/apache/mod_wsgi.conf",
                 require => Package["mod_wsgi"],
             }
+            file { "/var/run/mod_wsgi":
+                ensure => directory,
+                mode   => "0755",
+                owner  => "root",
+                group  => "root",
+            }
         }
         default: {
             fail("Apache module not supported in ${::operatingsystem}.")