diff --git a/doc/puppet_classes/prometheus_cd_3A_3Amain_3A_3Adirs.html b/doc/puppet_classes/prometheus_cd_3A_3Amain_3A_3Adirs.html
index a7c3c64..58c7e7c 100644
--- a/doc/puppet_classes/prometheus_cd_3A_3Amain_3A_3Adirs.html
+++ b/doc/puppet_classes/prometheus_cd_3A_3Amain_3A_3Adirs.html
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class prometheus_cd::main::dirs (
       seltype  => systemd_unit_file_t,
       seluser  => unconfined_u,
     }
-    if $ps_write_external == true {
+    if $ps_enable_pruning == true {
       file { $ps_pruning_dir:
         ensure   => directory,
         owner    => 'prometheus',
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class prometheus_cd::main::dirs (
         seluser  => unconfined_u,
       }
     }
-    if $ps_write_external == false {
+    if $ps_enable_pruning == false {
       file { $ps_pruning_dir:
         ensure   => absent,
       }
diff --git a/doc/puppet_classes/prometheus_cd_3A_3Aparams.html b/doc/puppet_classes/prometheus_cd_3A_3Aparams.html
index bbcf7cf..6cc2394 100644
--- a/doc/puppet_classes/prometheus_cd_3A_3Aparams.html
+++ b/doc/puppet_classes/prometheus_cd_3A_3Aparams.html
@@ -578,6 +578,24 @@
       
     </li>
   
+    <li>
+      
+        <span class='name'>ps_enable_pruning</span>
+      
+      
+        <span class='type'>(<tt>Boolean</tt>)</span>
+      
+      
+        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>false</tt>)</em>
+      
+      
+        &mdash;
+        <div class='inline'>
+<p>whether to allow pruning local blocks</p>
+</div>
+      
+    </li>
+  
     <li>
       
         <span class='name'>ps_pruning_dir</span>
@@ -607,7 +625,6 @@
         <pre class="lines">
 
 
-33
 34
 35
 36
@@ -676,10 +693,12 @@
 99
 100
 101
-102</pre>
+102
+103
+104</pre>
       </td>
       <td>
-        <pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'manifests/params.pp', line 33</span>
+        <pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'manifests/params.pp', line 34</span>
 
 class prometheus_cd::params (
 
@@ -726,7 +745,8 @@ class prometheus_cd::params (
   String $ps_external_url       = &#39;http://changeme.local/write&#39;,
 
   # pruning script
-  String $ps_pruning_dir        = &#39;/opt/prometheus-prune&#39;
+  Boolean $ps_enable_pruning    = false,
+  String $ps_pruning_dir        = &#39;/opt/prometheus-prune&#39;,
 
 ) {
   # defaults