diff --git a/manifests/server/service.pp b/manifests/server/service.pp
index 92686d9..81e028e 100644
--- a/manifests/server/service.pp
+++ b/manifests/server/service.pp
@@ -31,7 +31,14 @@ class mysql::server::service {
     name     => $mysql::server::service_name,
     enable   => $mysql::server::real_service_enabled,
     provider => $mysql::server::service_provider,
-    require  => Package['mysql-server'],
+  }
+
+  # only establish ordering between service and package if
+  # we're managing the package.
+  if $mysql::server::package_manage {
+    Service['mysqld'] {
+      require  => Package[$mysql::server::package_name],
+    }
   }
 
   # only establish ordering between config file and service if
diff --git a/spec/classes/mysql_server_spec.rb b/spec/classes/mysql_server_spec.rb
index bc36fe0..6bb54d2 100644
--- a/spec/classes/mysql_server_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/mysql_server_spec.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,15 @@ describe 'mysql::server' do
           context 'with defaults' do
             it { is_expected.to contain_service('mysqld') }
           end
-
+          context 'with package_manage set to true' do
+            let(:params) {{ :package_manage => true }}
+            it { is_expected.to contain_service('mysqld').that_requires('Package[mysql-server]') }
+          end
+          context 'with package_manage set to false' do
+            let(:params) {{ :package_manage => false }}
+            it { is_expected.to contain_service('mysqld') }
+            it { is_expected.not_to contain_service('mysqld').that_requires('Package[mysql-server]') }
+          end
           context 'service_enabled set to false' do
             let(:params) {{ :service_enabled => false }}