diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 4188c3f..9f5447c 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 # @param [string] pl_source_range the source range for allowed clients
 # @param [boolean] pl_enable_fw whether to enable the firewall
 # @param [string] pl_listen_address which address should the service listen on
+# @param [string] pl_listen_port which port should the service listen on
+# @param [string] pl_max_conn maximum connections the service will accept
 # @summary Class contains all parameters for the postgresql_cd module.
 ##############################################################################
 class postgresql_cd::params (
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@ class postgresql_cd::params (
 
   # main config
   String $pl_listen_address       = '*',
+  String $pl_listen_port          = '5432',
+  String $pl_max_conn              = '100',
 
 ) {
   $fqdn                     = $facts['networking']['fqdn']
diff --git a/templates/postgresql.conf.erb b/templates/postgresql.conf.erb
index 39c151a..f479286 100644
--- a/templates/postgresql.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/postgresql.conf.erb
@@ -57,12 +57,9 @@
 
 # - Connection Settings -
 
-listen_addresses = '<%= @pl_listen_address %>'		# what IP address(es) to listen on;
-					# comma-separated list of addresses;
-					# defaults to 'localhost'; use '*' for all
-					# (change requires restart)
-#port = 5432				# (change requires restart)
-max_connections = 100			# (change requires restart)
+listen_addresses 	= '<%= @pl_listen_address %>'
+port 				= <%= @pl_listen_port %>
+max_connections 	= <%= @pl_max_conn %> 
 #superuser_reserved_connections = 3	# (change requires restart)
 #unix_socket_directories = '/var/run/postgresql, /tmp'	# comma-separated list of directories
 					# (change requires restart)