diff --git a/manifests/config.pp b/manifests/config.pp
index 8711e4c..f91b721 100644
--- a/manifests/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/config.pp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class nginx::config(
   $client_max_body_size           = $nginx::params::nx_client_max_body_size,
   $confd_purge                    = $nginx::params::nx_confd_purge,
   $conf_template                  = $nginx::params::nx_conf_template,
+  $daemon_user                    = $nginx::params::nx_daemon_user,
   $events_use                     = $nginx::params::nx_events_use,
   $fastcgi_cache_inactive         = $nginx::params::nx_fastcgi_cache_inactive,
   $fastcgi_cache_key              = $nginx::params::nx_fastcgi_cache_key,
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ class nginx::config(
   $proxy_send_timeout             = $nginx::params::nx_proxy_send_timeout,
   $proxy_set_header               = $nginx::params::nx_proxy_set_header,
   $server_tokens                  = $nginx::params::nx_server_tokens,
+  $super_user                     = $nginx::params::nx_super_user,
   $types_hash_bucket_size         = $nginx::params::nx_types_hash_bucket_size,
   $types_hash_max_size            = $nginx::params::nx_types_hash_max_size,
   $vhost_purge                    = $nginx::params::nx_vhost_purge,
@@ -101,12 +103,12 @@ class nginx::config(
 
   file {$nginx::config::nx_client_body_temp_path:
     ensure => directory,
-    owner  => $nginx::params::nx_daemon_user,
+    owner  => $daemon_user,
   }
 
   file {$nginx::config::nx_proxy_temp_path:
     ensure => directory,
-    owner  => $nginx::params::nx_daemon_user,
+    owner  => $daemon_user,
   }
 
   file { "${nginx::params::nx_conf_dir}/sites-available":
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index dd7e78d..60df2d5 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class nginx (
   $confd_purge                    = $nginx::params::nx_confd_purge,
   $configtest_enable              = $nginx::params::nx_configtest_enable,
   $conf_template                  = $nginx::params::nx_conf_template,
+  $daemon_user                    = $nginx::params::nx_daemon_user,
   $events_use                     = $nginx::params::nx_events_use,
   $fastcgi_cache_inactive         = $nginx::params::nx_fastcgi_cache_inactive,
   $fastcgi_cache_key              = $nginx::params::nx_fastcgi_cache_key,
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ class nginx (
   $server_tokens                  = $nginx::params::nx_server_tokens,
   $service_ensure                 = $nginx::params::nx_service_ensure,
   $service_restart                = $nginx::params::nx_service_restart,
+  $super_user                     = $nginx::params::nx_super_user,
   $vhost_purge                    = $nginx::params::nx_vhost_purge,
   $worker_connections             = $nginx::params::nx_worker_connections,
   $worker_processes               = $nginx::params::nx_worker_processes,
@@ -154,6 +156,7 @@ class nginx (
   validate_hash($nginx_mailhosts)
   validate_bool($manage_repo)
   validate_string($proxy_headers_hash_bucket_size)
+  validate_bool($super_user)
 
   class { 'nginx::package':
     package_name   => $package_name,
@@ -168,6 +171,7 @@ class nginx (
     client_max_body_size           => $client_max_body_size,
     confd_purge                    => $confd_purge,
     conf_template                  => $conf_template,
+    daemon_user                    => $daemon_user,
     events_use                     => $events_use,
     fastcgi_cache_inactive         => $fastcgi_cache_inactive,
     fastcgi_cache_key              => $fastcgi_cache_key,
@@ -199,6 +203,7 @@ class nginx (
     proxy_send_timeout             => $proxy_send_timeout,
     proxy_set_header               => $proxy_set_header,
     server_tokens                  => $server_tokens,
+    super_user                     => $super_user,
     vhost_purge                    => $vhost_purge,
     worker_connections             => $worker_connections,
     worker_processes               => $worker_processes,
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index c3f26d9..5a353c4 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ class nginx::params {
     }
   }
 
+  # Nginx is default launched as root if not change this parameter
+  $nx_super_user = true
+
   # Service restart after Nginx 0.7.53 could also be just
   # "/path/to/nginx/bin -s HUP" Some init scripts do a configtest, some don't.
   # If configtest_enable it's true then service restart will take
diff --git a/manifests/resource/vhost.pp b/manifests/resource/vhost.pp
index eaac8c1..4f56b99 100644
--- a/manifests/resource/vhost.pp
+++ b/manifests/resource/vhost.pp
@@ -516,32 +516,32 @@ define nginx::resource::vhost (
     # Check if the file has been defined before creating the file to
     # avoid the error when using wildcard cert on the multiple vhosts
     ensure_resource('file', "${nginx::params::nx_conf_dir}/${cert}.crt", {
-      owner  => $nginx::params::nx_daemon_user,
+      owner  => $nginx::config::daemon_user,
       mode   => '0444',
       source => $ssl_cert,
     })
     ensure_resource('file', "${nginx::params::nx_conf_dir}/${cert}.key", {
-      owner  => $nginx::params::nx_daemon_user,
+      owner  => $nginx::config::daemon_user,
       mode   => '0440',
       source => $ssl_key,
     })
     if ($ssl_dhparam != undef) {
       ensure_resource('file', "${nginx::params::nx_conf_dir}/${cert}.dh.pem", {
-        owner  => $nginx::params::nx_daemon_user,
+        owner  => $nginx::config::daemon_user,
         mode   => '0440',
         source => $ssl_dhparam,
       })
     }
     if ($ssl_stapling_file != undef) {
       ensure_resource('file', "${nginx::params::nx_conf_dir}/${cert}.ocsp.resp", {
-        owner  => $nginx::params::nx_daemon_user,
+        owner  => $nginx::config::daemon_user,
         mode   => '0440',
         source => $ssl_stapling_file,
       })
     }
     if ($ssl_trusted_cert != undef) {
       ensure_resource('file', "${nginx::params::nx_conf_dir}/${cert}.trusted.crt", {
-        owner  => $nginx::params::nx_daemon_user,
+        owner  => $nginx::config::daemon_user,
         mode   => '0440',
         source => $ssl_trusted_cert,
       })
diff --git a/templates/conf.d/nginx.conf.erb b/templates/conf.d/nginx.conf.erb
index 8d71472..8f1267f 100644
--- a/templates/conf.d/nginx.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/conf.d/nginx.conf.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-user <%= scope.lookupvar('nginx::config::nx_daemon_user') %>;
+<% if @super_user -%>
+user <%= @daemon_user %>;
+<% end -%>
 worker_processes <%= @worker_processes %>;
 worker_rlimit_nofile <%= @worker_rlimit_nofile %>;