diff --git a/manifests/server/munin/base.pp b/manifests/server/munin/base.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5331c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/server/munin/base.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+class mysql::server::munin::base {
+
+  file {
+    "/usr/local/share/munin-plugins/mysql_connections":
+      source => "$fileserver/munin/mysql_connections",
+      mode => 0755, owner => root, group => root;
+
+    "/usr/local/share/munin-plugins/mysql_qcache":
+      source => "$fileserver/munin/mysql_qcache",
+      mode => 0755, owner => root, group => root;
+
+    "/usr/local/share/munin-plugins/mysql_qcache_mem":
+      source => "$fileserver/munin/mysql_qcache_mem",
+      mode => 0755, owner => root, group => root;
+
+    "/usr/local/share/munin-plugins/mysql_size_all":
+      source => "$fileserver/munin/mysql_size_all",
+      mode => 0755, owner => root, group => root;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/manifests/server/munin/default.pp b/manifests/server/munin/default.pp
index 3b3d361..bd68e42 100644
--- a/manifests/server/munin/default.pp
+++ b/manifests/server/munin/default.pp
@@ -1,26 +1,5 @@
 # manifests/server/munin/default.pp
 
-class mysql::server::munin::base {
-
-  file {
-    "/usr/local/share/munin-plugins/mysql_connections":
-      source => "$fileserver/munin/mysql_connections",
-      mode => 0755, owner => root, group => root;
-
-    "/usr/local/share/munin-plugins/mysql_qcache":
-      source => "$fileserver/munin/mysql_qcache",
-      mode => 0755, owner => root, group => root;
-
-    "/usr/local/share/munin-plugins/mysql_qcache_mem":
-      source => "$fileserver/munin/mysql_qcache_mem",
-      mode => 0755, owner => root, group => root;
-
-    "/usr/local/share/munin-plugins/mysql_size_all":
-      source => "$fileserver/munin/mysql_size_all",
-      mode => 0755, owner => root, group => root;
-  }
-}
-
 class mysql::server::munin::default inherits mysql::server::munin::base {
     case $munin_mysql_password {
         '': { fail("please specify \$munin_mysql_password to enable mysql munin plugin")}