diff --git a/abusesa/manifests/services.pp b/abusesa/manifests/services.pp
index f05c959..965f83a 100644
--- a/abusesa/manifests/services.pp
+++ b/abusesa/manifests/services.pp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ class abusesa::services(
   $allow_dn=undef,
   $paths=[],
   $services=[],
+  $datadir='/var/lib/abuserv',
   $socketdir='/var/lib/abuserv/run',
 ) {
 
@@ -33,9 +34,16 @@ class abusesa::services(
     ],
   }
 
+  if $datadir != '/var/lib/abuserv' {
+    file { '/var/lib/abuserv':
+      ensure => link,
+      target => $datadir,
+    }
+  }
+
   file { [
-    '/var/lib/abuserv',
-    '/var/lib/abuserv/run',
+    $datadir,
+    $socketdir,
   ]:
     ensure => directory,
     mode   => '2770',