diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index e827c5c..6f0bfe2 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -12,45 +12,46 @@
 #  class { 'rsyslog': }
 #
 class rsyslog (
-  $rsyslog_package_name           = $rsyslog::params::rsyslog_package_name,
-  $relp_package_name              = $rsyslog::params::relp_package_name,
-  $mysql_package_name             = $rsyslog::params::mysql_package_name,
-  $pgsql_package_name             = $rsyslog::params::pgsql_package_name,
-  $gnutls_package_name            = $rsyslog::params::gnutls_package_name,
-  $package_status                 = $rsyslog::params::package_status,
-  $rsyslog_d                      = $rsyslog::params::rsyslog_d,
-  $purge_rsyslog_d                = $rsyslog::params::purge_rsyslog_d,
-  $rsyslog_conf                   = $rsyslog::params::rsyslog_conf,
-  $rsyslog_default                = $rsyslog::params::rsyslog_default,
-  $rsyslog_default_file           = $rsyslog::params::default_config_file,
-  $run_user                       = $rsyslog::params::run_user,
-  $run_group                      = $rsyslog::params::run_group,
-  $log_user                       = $rsyslog::params::log_user,
-  $log_group                      = $rsyslog::params::log_group,
-  $log_style                      = $rsyslog::params::log_style,
-  $umask                          = $rsyslog::params::umask,
-  $perm_file                      = $rsyslog::params::perm_file,
-  $perm_dir                       = $rsyslog::params::perm_dir,
-  $spool_dir                      = $rsyslog::params::spool_dir,
-  $service_name                   = $rsyslog::params::service_name,
-  $service_hasrestart             = $rsyslog::params::service_hasrestart,
-  $service_hasstatus              = $rsyslog::params::service_hasstatus,
-  $client_conf                    = $rsyslog::params::client_conf,
-  $server_conf                    = $rsyslog::params::server_conf,
-  $ssl                            = $rsyslog::params::ssl,
-  $modules                        = $rsyslog::params::modules,
-  $preserve_fqdn                  = $rsyslog::params::preserve_fqdn,
-  $local_host_name                = undef,
-  $max_message_size               = $rsyslog::params::max_message_size,
-  $system_log_rate_limit_interval = $rsyslog::params::system_log_rate_limit_interval,
-  $system_log_rateLimit_burst     = $rsyslog::params::system_log_rateLimit_burst,
-  $extra_modules                  = $rsyslog::params::extra_modules,
-  $default_template               = $rsyslog::params::default_template,
-  $msg_reduction                  = $rsyslog::params::msg_reduction,
-  $non_kernel_facility            = $rsyslog::params::non_kernel_facility,
-  $omit_local_logging             = $rsyslog::params::omit_local_logging,
-  $im_journal_ratelimit_interval  = $rsyslog::params::im_journal_ratelimit_interval,
-  $im_journal_ratelimit_burst     = $rsyslog::params::im_journal_ratelimit_burst
+  $rsyslog_package_name                = $rsyslog::params::rsyslog_package_name,
+  $relp_package_name                   = $rsyslog::params::relp_package_name,
+  $mysql_package_name                  = $rsyslog::params::mysql_package_name,
+  $pgsql_package_name                  = $rsyslog::params::pgsql_package_name,
+  $gnutls_package_name                 = $rsyslog::params::gnutls_package_name,
+  $package_status                      = $rsyslog::params::package_status,
+  $rsyslog_d                           = $rsyslog::params::rsyslog_d,
+  $purge_rsyslog_d                     = $rsyslog::params::purge_rsyslog_d,
+  $rsyslog_conf                        = $rsyslog::params::rsyslog_conf,
+  $rsyslog_default                     = $rsyslog::params::rsyslog_default,
+  $rsyslog_default_file                = $rsyslog::params::default_config_file,
+  $run_user                            = $rsyslog::params::run_user,
+  $run_group                           = $rsyslog::params::run_group,
+  $log_user                            = $rsyslog::params::log_user,
+  $log_group                           = $rsyslog::params::log_group,
+  $log_style                           = $rsyslog::params::log_style,
+  $umask                               = $rsyslog::params::umask,
+  $perm_file                           = $rsyslog::params::perm_file,
+  $perm_dir                            = $rsyslog::params::perm_dir,
+  $spool_dir                           = $rsyslog::params::spool_dir,
+  $service_name                        = $rsyslog::params::service_name,
+  $service_hasrestart                  = $rsyslog::params::service_hasrestart,
+  $service_hasstatus                   = $rsyslog::params::service_hasstatus,
+  $client_conf                         = $rsyslog::params::client_conf,
+  $server_conf                         = $rsyslog::params::server_conf,
+  $ssl                                 = $rsyslog::params::ssl,
+  $modules                             = $rsyslog::params::modules,
+  $preserve_fqdn                       = $rsyslog::params::preserve_fqdn,
+  $local_host_name                     = undef,
+  $max_message_size                    = $rsyslog::params::max_message_size,
+  $system_log_rate_limit_interval      = $rsyslog::params::system_log_rate_limit_interval,
+  $system_log_rateLimit_burst          = $rsyslog::params::system_log_rateLimit_burst,
+  $extra_modules                       = $rsyslog::params::extra_modules,
+  $default_template                    = $rsyslog::params::default_template,
+  $msg_reduction                       = $rsyslog::params::msg_reduction,
+  $non_kernel_facility                 = $rsyslog::params::non_kernel_facility,
+  $omit_local_logging                  = $rsyslog::params::omit_local_logging,
+  $im_journal_ratelimit_interval       = $rsyslog::params::im_journal_ratelimit_interval,
+  $im_journal_ratelimit_burst          = $rsyslog::params::im_journal_ratelimit_burst,
+  $im_journal_ignore_previous_messages = $rsyslog::params::im_journal_ignore_previous_messages
 ) inherits rsyslog::params {
   class { 'rsyslog::install': }
   class { 'rsyslog::config': }
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 8408397..285fea3 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -110,21 +110,22 @@ class rsyslog::params {
         $omit_local_logging     = false
       }
       elsif versioncmp($::operatingsystemmajrelease, '7') >= 0 {
-        $rsyslog_package_name           = 'rsyslog'
-        $mysql_package_name             = 'rsyslog-mysql'
-        $pgsql_package_name             = 'rsyslog-pgsql'
-        $gnutls_package_name            = 'rsyslog-gnutls'
-        $relp_package_name              = 'rsyslog-relp'
-        $default_config_file            = 'rsyslog_default_rhel7'
-        $modules                        = [
+        $rsyslog_package_name                = 'rsyslog'
+        $mysql_package_name                  = 'rsyslog-mysql'
+        $pgsql_package_name                  = 'rsyslog-pgsql'
+        $gnutls_package_name                 = 'rsyslog-gnutls'
+        $relp_package_name                   = 'rsyslog-relp'
+        $default_config_file                 = 'rsyslog_default_rhel7'
+        $modules                             = [
           '$ModLoad imuxsock # provides support for local system logging',
           '$ModLoad imjournal # provides access to the systemd journal',
           '#$ModLoad imklog   # provides kernel logging support (previously done by rklogd)',
           '#$ModLoad immark  # provides --MARK-- message capability',
         ]
-        $omit_local_logging             = true
-        $im_journal_ratelimit_interval  = '600'
-        $im_journal_ratelimit_burst     = '20000'
+        $omit_local_logging                  = true
+        $im_journal_ratelimit_interval       = '600'
+        $im_journal_ratelimit_burst          = '20000'
+        $im_journal_ignore_previous_messages = 'off'
       } else {
         $rsyslog_package_name   = 'rsyslog5'
         $mysql_package_name     = 'rsyslog5-mysql'
diff --git a/templates/rsyslog.conf.erb b/templates/rsyslog.conf.erb
index fb57e3a..15b4fd1 100644
--- a/templates/rsyslog.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/rsyslog.conf.erb
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ $OmitLocalLogging on
 <% if scope.lookupvar('rsyslog::im_journal_statfile') -%>
 $IMJournalStateFile <%=scope.lookupvar('rsyslog::im_journal_statfile') %>
 <% end %>
+$IMJournalStateFile <%=scope.lookupvar('rsyslog::im_journal_ignore_previous_messages') %>
 $imjournalRatelimitInterval <%=scope.lookupvar('rsyslog::im_journal_ratelimit_interval') %>
 $imjournalRatelimitBurst <%=scope.lookupvar('rsyslog::im_journal_ratelimit_burst') %>