diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index fd90c5b..96d414e 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -90,14 +90,16 @@
       ensure  => present
     }
 
+    $my_nexus_home = "/home/${nexus_user}"
     user { $nexus_user:
-      ensure  => present,
-      comment => 'Nexus User',
-      gid     => $nexus_group,
-      home    => $nexus_root,
-      shell   => '/bin/sh', # required to start application via script.
-      system  => true,
-      require => Group[$nexus_group]
+      ensure     => present,
+      comment    => 'Nexus User',
+      gid        => $nexus_group,
+      home       => $my_nexus_home,
+      managehome => true,
+      shell      => '/bin/sh', # required to start application via script.
+      system     => true,
+      require    => Group[$nexus_group]
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/manifests/service.pp b/manifests/service.pp
index fd07c2b..0d65d71 100644
--- a/manifests/service.pp
+++ b/manifests/service.pp
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
       owner   => 'root',
       group   => 'root',
       content => template('nexus/nexus.systemd.erb'),
-    } ->
-    service { 'nexus':
+    }
+    -> service { 'nexus':
       ensure => running,
       name   => 'nexus',
       enable => true,
diff --git a/spec/classes/init_spec.rb b/spec/classes/init_spec.rb
index a2ac385..db7e35a 100644
--- a/spec/classes/init_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/init_spec.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
           'ensure'  => 'present',
           'comment' => 'Nexus User',
           'gid'     => 'nexus',
-          'home'    => '/srv',
+          'home'    => '/home/nexus',
           'shell'   => '/bin/sh',
           'system'  => true,
           'require' => 'Group[nexus]',