diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 5487abc7..6e986a9d 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
   String $service_name = $proxysql::params::service_name,
   String $service_ensure = $proxysql::params::service_ensure,
 
-  String $datadir = $proxysql::params::datadir,
+  Stdlib::Absolutepath $datadir = $proxysql::params::datadir,
 
   String $listen_ip = $proxysql::params::listen_ip,
   Integer $listen_port = $proxysql::params::listen_port,
@@ -170,10 +170,10 @@
 
   Boolean $split_config = $proxysql::params::split_config,
 
-  String $proxy_config_file = $proxysql::params::proxy_config_file,
+  Stdlib::Absolutepath $proxy_config_file = $proxysql::params::proxy_config_file,
   Boolean $manage_proxy_config_file = $proxysql::params::manage_proxy_config_file,
 
-  String $config_file = $proxysql::params::config_file,
+  Stdlib::Absolutepath $config_file = $proxysql::params::config_file,
   Boolean $manage_config_file = $proxysql::params::manage_config_file,
 
   String $mycnf_file_name = $proxysql::params::mycnf_file_name,
diff --git a/manifests/install.pp b/manifests/install.pp
index 84cdb74e..5db66447 100644
--- a/manifests/install.pp
+++ b/manifests/install.pp
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@
     }
   }
 
-  group { $::proxysql::sys_group:
+  group { $proxysql::sys_group:
     ensure => 'present',
   }
 
-  user { $::proxysql::sys_owner:
+  user { $proxysql::sys_owner:
     ensure => 'present',
-    groups => $::proxysql::sys_group,
+    groups => $proxysql::sys_group,
   }
 
   file { 'proxysql-datadir':
diff --git a/manifests/reload_config.pp b/manifests/reload_config.pp
index b550caba..578b793a 100644
--- a/manifests/reload_config.pp
+++ b/manifests/reload_config.pp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
           SAVE MYSQL VARIABLES TO DISK; \"
         ",
         subscribe   => $subscribe,
-        require     => [ Service[$::proxysql::service_name] , File['root-mycnf-file'] ],
+        require     => [ Service[$proxysql::service_name] , File['root-mycnf-file'] ],
         refreshonly => true,
     }
 }