diff --git a/manifests/openstackwatch.pp b/manifests/openstackwatch.pp
index 48ef0dd..feed6bc 100644
--- a/manifests/openstackwatch.pp
+++ b/manifests/openstackwatch.pp
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # == Class: jeepyb::openstackwatch
 
 class jeepyb::openstackwatch(
+  $swift_username = '',
+  $swift_password = '',
+  $swift_auth_url = '',
+  $auth_version = '',
   $projects = [],
   $mode = 'multiple',
   $container = 'rss',
@@ -24,17 +28,19 @@ class jeepyb::openstackwatch(
     require    => Group['openstackwatch'],
   }
 
-  cron { 'openstackwatch':
-    ensure  => present,
-    command => '/usr/local/bin/openstackwatch /home/openstackwatch/openstackwatch.ini',
-    minute  => $minute,
-    hour    => $hour,
-    user    => 'openstackwatch',
-    require => [
-      File['/home/openstackwatch/openstackwatch.ini'],
-      User['openstackwatch'],
-      Class['jeepyb'],
-    ],
+  if $swift_password != '' {
+    cron { 'openstackwatch':
+      ensure  => present,
+      command => '/usr/local/bin/openstackwatch /home/openstackwatch/openstackwatch.ini',
+      minute  => $minute,
+      hour    => $hour,
+      user    => 'openstackwatch',
+      require => [
+        File['/home/openstackwatch/openstackwatch.ini'],
+        User['openstackwatch'],
+        Class['jeepyb'],
+      ],
+    }
   }
 
   file { '/home/openstackwatch/openstackwatch.ini':
diff --git a/templates/openstackwatch.ini.erb b/templates/openstackwatch.ini.erb
index 0d5203f..0b10a44 100644
--- a/templates/openstackwatch.ini.erb
+++ b/templates/openstackwatch.ini.erb
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ mode = <%= mode %>
 [swift]
 # username/tenant for swift with 2.0 or just username with 1.0 (i.e:
 # RAX).
-# username =
+username = <%= swift_username %>
 
-# passowrd or api key
-# password =
+# password or api key
+password = <%= swift_password %>
 
 # container to upload (probably want to be public)
 container = <%= container %>
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ container = <%= container %>
 # https://auth.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1.0
 # or Rackspace UK :
 # https://lon.auth.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1.0
-# auth_url = https://lon.auth.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1.0
+auth_url = <%= swift_auth_url %>
 
 # auth version (1.0 for Rackspace clouds, 2.0 for keystone backend clusters)
-# auth_version = 1.0
+auth_version = <%= auth_version %>
 
 # the object name where to store the combined rss
 uploaded_file = <%= feed %>