diff --git a/postgresql/manifests/init.pp b/postgresql/manifests/init.pp
index 3bf7916..b23c651 100644
--- a/postgresql/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/postgresql/manifests/init.pp
@@ -72,8 +72,9 @@ class postgresql::server($datadir="/srv/pgsql") {
     }
 
     service { "postgresql":
-        ensure => running,
-        enable => true,
+        ensure    => running,
+        enable    => true,
+        hasstatus => true,
     }
 
 }