diff --git a/REFERENCE.md b/REFERENCE.md
index c0436cd..b96ed67 100644
--- a/REFERENCE.md
+++ b/REFERENCE.md
@@ -533,6 +533,7 @@ The following parameters are available in the `libvirt::install` class:
 * [`qemu_hook_packages`](#-libvirt--install--qemu_hook_packages)
 * [`package_ensure`](#-libvirt--install--package_ensure)
 * [`manage_domain_file`](#-libvirt--install--manage_domain_file)
+* [`manage_domains_script`](#-libvirt--install--manage_domains_script)
 
 ##### <a name="-libvirt--install--qemu_hook"></a>`qemu_hook`
 
@@ -579,6 +580,14 @@ script to use for manage-domains
 
 Default value: `'puppet:///modules/libvirt/scripts/manage-domains'`
 
+##### <a name="-libvirt--install--manage_domains_script"></a>`manage_domains_script`
+
+Data type: `Stdlib::Absolutepath`
+
+abolute path where to install the script to manage domains
+
+Default value: `'/usr/local/sbin/manage-domains'`
+
 ### <a name="libvirt--manage_domains_config"></a>`libvirt::manage_domains_config`
 
 libvirt::manage_domains_config
diff --git a/manifests/install.pp b/manifests/install.pp
index 5f5c329..98b531e 100644
--- a/manifests/install.pp
+++ b/manifests/install.pp
@@ -22,12 +22,16 @@
 # @param manage_domain_file
 #   script to use for manage-domains
 #
+# @param manage_domains_script
+#   abolute path where to install the script to manage domains
+#
 class libvirt::install (
   Optional[String] $qemu_hook          = $libvirt::qemu_hook,
   Array            $packages           = $libvirt::libvirt_package_names,
   Hash             $qemu_hook_packages = $libvirt::qemu_hook_packages,
   String           $package_ensure     = 'installed',
   String[1]        $manage_domain_file = 'puppet:///modules/libvirt/scripts/manage-domains',
+  Stdlib::Absolutepath $manage_domains_script = '/usr/local/sbin/manage-domains',
 ) inherits libvirt {
   package { $packages:
     ensure => $package_ensure,
@@ -42,7 +46,7 @@
 
   # install managment script for drbd hook
   if ($qemu_hook == 'drbd') {
-    file { '/usr/local/sbin/manage-domains':
+    file { $manage_domains_script :
       ensure => 'file',
       owner  => 'root',
       group  => 'root',
diff --git a/spec/classes/install_spec.rb b/spec/classes/install_spec.rb
index 39d3a73..58fc0b4 100644
--- a/spec/classes/install_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/install_spec.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
       packages: %w[qemu libvirt-daemon-system libvirt-bin],
       qemu_hook_packages: { drbd: %w[xmlstarlet python-libvirt] },
       package_ensure: 'installed',
+      manage_domains_script: '/usr/local/sbin/manage-domains',
     }
   end
 
@@ -56,12 +57,13 @@
           default_params.merge(
             qemu_hook: 'drbd',
             manage_domain_file: 'puppet:///modules/libvirt/dummy',
+            manage_domains_script: '/usr/sbin/manage-domains',
           )
         end
 
         it_behaves_like 'libvirt::install shared examples'
         it {
-          is_expected.to contain_file('/usr/local/sbin/manage-domains')
+          is_expected.to contain_file(params[:manage_domains_script])
             .with_ensure('file')
             .with_owner('root')
             .with_group('root')