diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/template.pp b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/template.pp
index 83fb1a8598..f1d18ef19c 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/template.pp
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/template.pp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ class openstack_project::template (
   $enable_unbound            = true,
   $afs                       = false,
   $puppetmaster_server       = 'puppetmaster.openstack.org',
+  $manage_exim               = false,
+  $sysadmins                 = [],
 ) {
 
   ###########################################################
@@ -43,6 +45,12 @@ class openstack_project::template (
   ###########################################################
   # Process if ( $high_level_directive ) blocks
 
+  if $manage_exim {
+    class { 'exim':
+      sysadmins => $sysadmins,
+    }
+  }
+
   if $automatic_upgrades == true {
     class { 'openstack_project::automatic_upgrades':
       origins => ["Puppetlabs:${lsbdistcodename}"],