diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/rabbitmq_erlang_cookie/ruby.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/rabbitmq_erlang_cookie/ruby.rb
index 6e05b7811..58c8b3c96 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/rabbitmq_erlang_cookie/ruby.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/rabbitmq_erlang_cookie/ruby.rb
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ def exists?
   def content=(value)
     if resource[:force] == :true # Danger!
       puppet('resource', 'service', resource[:service_name], 'ensure=stopped')
-      FileUtils.rm_rf('/var/lib/rabbitmq/mnesia')
+      FileUtils.rm_rf(resource[:rabbitmq_home] + File::PATH_SEPARATOR + 'mnesia')
       File.open(resource[:path], 'w') do |cookie|
         cookie.chmod(0400)
         cookie.write(value)
       end
-      FileUtils.chown('rabbitmq', 'rabbitmq', resource[:path])
+      FileUtils.chown(resource[:rabbitmq_user], resource[:rabbitmq_group], resource[:path])
     else
       fail("The current erlang cookie needs to change. In order to do this the RabbitMQ database needs to be wiped.  Please set force => true to allow this to happen automatically.")
     end
diff --git a/manifests/config.pp b/manifests/config.pp
index c111dab5b..e83bda986 100644
--- a/manifests/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/config.pp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   $management_port            = $rabbitmq::management_port
   $node_ip_address            = $rabbitmq::node_ip_address
   $plugin_dir                 = $rabbitmq::plugin_dir
+  $rabbitmq_home              = $rabbitmq::rabbitmq_home
   $port                       = $rabbitmq::port
   $tcp_keepalive              = $rabbitmq::tcp_keepalive
   $service_name               = $rabbitmq::service_name
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@
     if $erlang_cookie == undef {
       fail('You must set the $erlang_cookie value in order to configure clustering.')
     } else {
-      rabbitmq_erlang_cookie { '/var/lib/rabbitmq/.erlang.cookie':
+      rabbitmq_erlang_cookie { "${rabbitmq_home}/.erlang.cookie":
         content      => $erlang_cookie,
         force        => $wipe_db_on_cookie_change,
         service_name => $service_name,
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 138515ee3..d4a331934 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
   $repos_ensure               = $rabbitmq::params::repos_ensure,
   $manage_repos               = $rabbitmq::params::manage_repos,
   $plugin_dir                 = $rabbitmq::params::plugin_dir,
+  $rabbitmq_user              = $rabbitmq::params::rabbitmq_user,
+  $rabbitmq_group             = $rabbitmq::params::rabbitmq_group,
+  $rabbitmq_home              = $rabbitmq::params::rabbitmq_home,
   $port                       = $rabbitmq::params::port,
   $tcp_keepalive              = $rabbitmq::params::tcp_keepalive,
   $service_ensure             = $rabbitmq::params::service_ensure,
@@ -183,6 +186,7 @@
     }
 
     Class['::rabbitmq::service'] -> Class['::rabbitmq::install::rabbitmqadmin']
+    Class['::rabbitmq::install::rabbitmqadmin'] -> Rabbitmq_exchange<| |>
   }
 
   if $stomp_ensure {
@@ -212,6 +216,5 @@
 
   # Make sure the various providers have their requirements in place.
   Class['::rabbitmq::install'] -> Rabbitmq_plugin<| |>
-  Class['::rabbitmq::install::rabbitmqadmin'] -> Rabbitmq_exchange<| |>
 
 }
diff --git a/manifests/install/rabbitmqadmin.pp b/manifests/install/rabbitmqadmin.pp
index 5b9f527b9..bf545eea4 100644
--- a/manifests/install/rabbitmqadmin.pp
+++ b/manifests/install/rabbitmqadmin.pp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   $protocol = $rabbitmq::ssl ? { false => 'http', default => 'https' }
 
   staging::file { 'rabbitmqadmin':
-    target      => '/var/lib/rabbitmq/rabbitmqadmin',
+    target      => "${rabbitmq::rabbitmq_home}/rabbitmqadmin",
     source      => "${protocol}://${default_user}:${default_pass}@localhost:${management_port}/cli/rabbitmqadmin",
     curl_option => '-k --noproxy localhost --retry 30 --retry-delay 6',
     timeout     => '180',
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 
   file { '/usr/local/bin/rabbitmqadmin':
     owner   => 'root',
-    group   => 'root',
-    source  => '/var/lib/rabbitmq/rabbitmqadmin',
+    group   => '0',
+    source  => "${rabbitmq::rabbitmq_home}/rabbitmqadmin",
     mode    => '0755',
     require => Staging::File['rabbitmqadmin'],
   }
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index f57b1f9c0..b09d7620a 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
       $package_name     = 'rabbitmq'
       $service_name     = 'rabbitmq'
       $version          = '3.1.3-1'
+      $rabbitmq_user    = 'rabbitmq'
+      $rabbitmq_group   = 'rabbitmq'
+      $rabbitmq_home    = '/var/lib/rabbitmq'
+      $plugin_dir       = "/usr/lib/rabbitmq/lib/rabbitmq_server-${version}/plugins"
     }
     'Debian': {
       $package_ensure   = 'installed'
@@ -17,6 +21,20 @@
       $service_name     = 'rabbitmq-server'
       $package_provider = 'apt'
       $version          = '3.1.5'
+      $rabbitmq_user    = 'rabbitmq'
+      $rabbitmq_group   = 'rabbitmq'
+      $rabbitmq_home    = '/var/lib/rabbitmq'
+      $plugin_dir       = "/usr/lib/rabbitmq/lib/rabbitmq_server-${version}/plugins"
+    }
+    'OpenBSD': {
+      $package_ensure   = 'installed'
+      $package_name     = 'rabbitmq'
+      $service_name     = 'rabbitmq'
+      $version          = '3.4.2'
+      $rabbitmq_user    = '_rabbitmq'
+      $rabbitmq_group   = '_rabbitmq'
+      $rabbitmq_home    = '/var/rabbitmq'
+      $plugin_dir       = '/usr/local/lib/rabbitmq/plugins'
     }
     'RedHat': {
       $package_ensure   = 'installed'
@@ -24,6 +42,10 @@
       $service_name     = 'rabbitmq-server'
       $package_provider = 'rpm'
       $version          = '3.1.5-1'
+      $rabbitmq_user    = 'rabbitmq'
+      $rabbitmq_group   = 'rabbitmq'
+      $rabbitmq_home    = '/var/lib/rabbitmq'
+      $plugin_dir       = "/usr/lib/rabbitmq/lib/rabbitmq_server-${version}/plugins"
     }
     'SUSE': {
       $package_ensure   = 'installed'
@@ -31,6 +53,10 @@
       $service_name     = 'rabbitmq-server'
       $package_provider = 'zypper'
       $version          = '3.1.5-1'
+      $rabbitmq_user    = 'rabbitmq'
+      $rabbitmq_group   = 'rabbitmq'
+      $rabbitmq_home    = '/var/lib/rabbitmq'
+      $plugin_dir       = "/usr/lib/rabbitmq/lib/rabbitmq_server-${version}/plugins"
     }
     default: {
       fail("The ${module_name} module is not supported on an ${::osfamily} based system.")
@@ -61,7 +87,6 @@
   $erlang_cookie              = undef
   $interface                  = 'UNSET'
   $node_ip_address            = 'UNSET'
-  $plugin_dir                 = "/usr/lib/rabbitmq/lib/rabbitmq_server-${version}/plugins"
   $port                       = '5672'
   $tcp_keepalive              = false
   $ssl                        = false