diff --git a/manifests/defines/modules_dir.pp b/manifests/defines/module_dir.pp
similarity index 86%
rename from manifests/defines/modules_dir.pp
rename to manifests/defines/module_dir.pp
index 02398ea..73f5d75 100644
--- a/manifests/defines/modules_dir.pp
+++ b/manifests/defines/module_dir.pp
@@ -6,16 +6,16 @@
 
 # Usage:
 # include common::moduledir
-# modules_dir { ["common", "common/dir1", "common/dir2" ]: }
+# module_dir { ["common", "common/dir1", "common/dir2" ]: }
 #
 # You may refer to a file in module_dir by using :
 # file { "${common::moduledir::module_dir_path}/somedir/somefile": }
 
-define modules_dir (
+define module_dir (
 		$mode = 0644, $owner = root, $group = 0
 	)
 {
-  include common::moduledir
+	include common::moduledir
 	$dir = "$common::moduledir::module_dir_path/${name}"
 	if defined(File[$dir]) {
 		debug("${dir} already defined")
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ define modules_dir (
 }
 
 # alias for compatibility
-define module_dir (
+define modules_dir (
 		$mode = 0644, $owner = root, $group = 0
 	)
 {
-  modules_dir{$name: mode => $mode, owner => $owner, group => $group }
+  module_dir { $name: mode => $mode, owner => $owner, group => $group }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/defines/module_file.pp b/manifests/defines/module_file.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c436ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/defines/module_file.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# common/manifests/defines/modules_file.pp -- use a modules_dir to store module
+# specific files
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2007 David Schmitt <david@schmitt.edv-bus.at>
+# See LICENSE for the full license granted to you.
+
+# Usage:
+# modules_file { "module/file":
+# 	source => "puppet://${server}/...",
+# 	mode   => 644,   # default
+# 	owner  => root,  # default
+#		group  => 0,     # default
+# }
+define module_file (
+		$source,
+		$mode = 0644, $owner = root, $group = 0
+	)
+{
+	include common::moduledir
+	file {
+		"${common::moduledir::module_dir_path}/${name}":
+			source => $source,
+			mode => $mode, owner => $owner, group => $group;
+	}
+}
+
+# alias for compatibility
+define modules_file (
+		$source, $mode = 0644, $owner = root, $group = 0
+	)
+{
+  module_file { $name: source => $source, mode => $mode, owner => $owner, group => $group }
+}
diff --git a/manifests/defines/modules_file.pp b/manifests/defines/modules_file.pp
deleted file mode 100644
index 6a37242..0000000
--- a/manifests/defines/modules_file.pp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-# common/manifests/defines/modules_file.pp -- use a modules_dir to store module
-# specific files
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2007 David Schmitt <david@schmitt.edv-bus.at>
-# See LICENSE for the full license granted to you.
-
-# Usage:
-# modules_file { "module/file":
-# 		source => "puppet://..",
-# 		mode   => 644,   # default
-# 		owner  => root,  # default
-#		group  => root,  # default
-# }
-define modules_file (
-		$source,
-		$mode = 0644, $owner = root, $group = root
-	)
-{
-	file {
-		"/var/lib/puppet/modules/${name}":
-			source => $source,
-			mode => $mode, owner => $owner, group => $group;
-	}
-}