diff --git a/manifests/server/service.pp b/manifests/server/service.pp
index 4d33def..92686d9 100644
--- a/manifests/server/service.pp
+++ b/manifests/server/service.pp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class mysql::server::service {
     $service_ensure = undef
   }
 
-  if $mysql::server::override_options['mysqld'] and $mysql::server::override_options['mysqld']['user'] {
+  if $mysql::server::override_options and $mysql::server::override_options['mysqld'] and $mysql::server::override_options['mysqld']['user'] {
     $mysqluser = $mysql::server::override_options['mysqld']['user']
   } else {
     $mysqluser = $options['mysqld']['user']