diff --git a/manifests/client.pp b/manifests/client.pp
index 15d340f..8081e57 100644
--- a/manifests/client.pp
+++ b/manifests/client.pp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #
 class log_processor::client (
   $config_file,
+  $statsd_host = '',
 ) {
 
   file { '/etc/logstash/jenkins-log-client.yaml':
@@ -37,9 +38,18 @@ class log_processor::client (
     require => [
       File['/usr/local/bin/log-gearman-client.py'],
       File['/etc/logstash/jenkins-log-client.yaml'],
+      File['/etc/default/jenkins-log-client'],
     ],
   }
 
+  file { '/etc/default/jenkins-log-client':
+    ensure  => present,
+    owner   => 'root',
+    group   => 'root',
+    mode    => '0444',
+    content => template('log_processor/jenkins-log-client.default.erb'),
+  }
+
   service { 'jenkins-log-client':
     enable     => true,
     hasrestart => true,
diff --git a/templates/jenkins-log-client.default.erb b/templates/jenkins-log-client.default.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a048fad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/jenkins-log-client.default.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<% if scope.lookupvar("log_processor::client::statsd_host") != "" %>
+export STATSD_HOST=<%= scope.lookupvar("log_processor::client::statsd_host") %>
+export STATSD_PORT=8125
+export STATSD_PREFIX="logstash.geard"
+<% end %>