diff --git a/manifests/config.pp b/manifests/config.pp
index f119521..d3de953 100644
--- a/manifests/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/config.pp
@@ -13,14 +13,16 @@
   case $facts['os']['family'] {
     'FreeBSD': {
       $etc_prefix = '/usr/local/etc'
+      $default_config = ['pid_file /var/run/mosquitto.pid']
     }
     default: {
       $etc_prefix = '/etc'
+      $default_config = []
     }
   }
 
   file { "${etc_prefix}/mosquitto/mosquitto.conf":
     ensure  => bool2str($mosquitto::package_ensure == 'absent', 'absent', 'file'),
-    content => epp("${module_name}/mosquitto.conf", { 'config' => $config }),
+    content => epp("${module_name}/mosquitto.conf", { 'config' => $config + $default_config }),
   }
 }