diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 2bbd748..14e84a1 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ class puppet_cd::params (
 
 ) {
 
+$fqdn = $facts['fqdn']
+
 #
   # includes must be last
   include puppet_cd::main::config