diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index ec2e2ca..e022360 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
         format:
           name: TraditionalFormatWithPRI
           template: '"%syslogpriority% %syslogfacility% %timestamp:::date-rfc3339% %HOSTNAME% %syslogtag%%msg:::sp-if-no-1st-sp%%msg:::drop-last-lf%\n"'
+        file:
+          owner: root
+          group: root
+          createmode: 640
 
 
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diff --git a/rsyslog/common.sls b/rsyslog/common.sls
index 2399735..c463aa9 100644
--- a/rsyslog/common.sls
+++ b/rsyslog/common.sls
@@ -6,12 +6,11 @@
   pkg.latest:
   - names: {{ server.pkgs }}
 
-/etc/rsyslog/rsyslog.conf:
+{{ server.configfile }}:
   file.managed:
-  - source: salt://rsyslog/files/rsyslog.conf
+  - source: salt://rsyslog/files/rsyslog.conf.{{ grains.os_family }}
   - template: jinja
   - mode: 640
-  - group: rsyslog
   - require:
     - pkg: rsyslog_packages
 
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@
   - enable: true
   - name: rsyslog
   - watch:
-    - file: /etc/rsyslog/rsyslog.conf
+    - file: {{ server.configfile }}
 
 {%- endif %}
 
diff --git a/rsyslog/map.jinja b/rsyslog/map.jinja
index d36a63f..721567d 100644
--- a/rsyslog/map.jinja
+++ b/rsyslog/map.jinja
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
   - rsyslog
   service:
   - rsyslogd
+  configfile: /etc/rsyslog/rsyslog.conf
 RedHat:
   pkgs:
   - rsyslog
   service:
   - rsyslogd
+  configfile: /etc/rsyslog.conf
 {%- endload %}
 {%- set server = salt['grains.filter_by'](base_defaults, merge=salt['pillar.get']('rsyslog:server')) %}
 {%- set client = salt['grains.filter_by'](base_defaults, merge=salt['pillar.get']('rsyslog:client')) %}
diff --git a/tests/pillar/client_single.sls b/tests/pillar/client_single.sls
index 5daa71b..8ee6045 100644
--- a/tests/pillar/client_single.sls
+++ b/tests/pillar/client_single.sls
@@ -4,4 +4,8 @@
         format:
           name: TraditionalFormatWithPRI
           template: '"%syslogpriority% %syslogfacility% %timestamp:::date-rfc3339% %HOSTNAME% %syslogtag%%msg:::sp-if-no-1st-sp%%msg:::drop-last-lf%\n"'
+        file:
+          owner: root
+          group: root
+          createmode: 640