diff --git a/manifests/blackbox_exporter.pp b/manifests/blackbox_exporter.pp
index 2338b97bb..48806b2cb 100644
--- a/manifests/blackbox_exporter.pp
+++ b/manifests/blackbox_exporter.pp
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
   $arch                 = $::prometheus::params::arch,
   $bin_dir              = $::prometheus::params::bin_dir,
   $config_file          = '/etc/prometheus/blackbox_exporter.yaml',
+  $config_mode          = $::prometheus::params::config_mode,
   $download_extension   = $::prometheus::params::blackbox_exporter_download_extension,
   $download_url         = undef,
   $download_url_base    = $::prometheus::params::blackbox_exporter_download_url_base,
@@ -140,7 +141,6 @@
     mode    => $config_mode,
     content => template('prometheus/blackbox_exporter.yaml.erb'),
     notify  => $notify_service,
-    require => File[$config_dir],
   }
 
 
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@
     extra_groups       => $extra_groups,
     group              => $group,
     manage_group       => $manage_group,
-    purge              => $purge_config_dir,
     options            => $options,
     init_style         => $init_style,
     service_ensure     => $service_ensure,