diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 5b7af1e..d688cb3 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@
     ensure => $package_ensure,
   }
 
+   $ensure_status = $enable ? { 0 => 'absent',  default  => 'present' }
   apt::conf { 'unattended-upgrades':
+    ensure        => $ensure_status,
     priority      => 50,
     content       => template("${module_name}/unattended-upgrades.erb"),
     require       => Package['unattended-upgrades'],
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@
   }
 
   apt::conf { 'periodic':
+    ensure        => $ensure_status,
     priority      => 10,
     content       => template("${module_name}/periodic.erb"),
     require       => Package['unattended-upgrades'],