diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_api_config/json.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_api_config/json.rb
index 8357860ca0..b008ef7d62 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_api_config/json.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_api_config/json.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   # /etc/sensu/config.json or an empty Hash if the file can not be read.
   def conf
     begin
-      @conf ||= JSON.parse(File.read('/etc/sensu/conf.d/api.json'))
+      @conf ||= JSON.parse(File.read(config_file))
     rescue
       @conf ||= {}
     end
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def conf
   #
   # Returns nothing.
   def flush
-    File.open('/etc/sensu/conf.d/api.json', 'w') do |f|
+    File.open(config_file, 'w') do |f|
       f.puts JSON.pretty_generate(@conf)
     end
   end
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ def port
     conf['api']['port'].to_s
   end
 
+
+  def config_file
+    "#{resource[:base_path]}/api.json"
+  end
+
   # Public: Set the port that the API should listen on.
   #
   # Returns nothing.
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_check/json.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_check/json.rb
index 061f4a7c6e..0ff1907736 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_check/json.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_check/json.rb
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ def initialize(*args)
 
   def conf
     begin
-      @conf ||= JSON.parse(File.read("/etc/sensu/conf.d/checks/#{resource[:name]}.json"))
+      @conf ||= JSON.parse(File.read(config_file))
     rescue
       @conf ||= {}
     end
   end
 
   def flush
-    File.open("/etc/sensu/conf.d/checks/#{resource[:name]}.json", 'w') do |f|
+    File.open(config_file, 'w') do |f|
       f.puts JSON.pretty_generate(conf)
     end
   end
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ def interval
     conf['checks'][resource[:name]]['interval'].to_s
   end
 
+  def config_file
+    "#{resource[:base_path]}/#{resource[:name]}.json"
+  end
+
   def interval=(value)
     conf['checks'][resource[:name]]['interval'] = value.to_i
   end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_check_config/json.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_check_config/json.rb
index 04987eafab..15471d7991 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_check_config/json.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_check_config/json.rb
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ def initialize(*args)
 
   def conf
     begin
-      @conf ||= JSON.parse(File.read("/etc/sensu/conf.d/checks/config_#{resource[:name]}.json"))
+      @conf ||= JSON.parse(File.read(config_file))
     rescue
       @conf ||= {}
     end
   end
 
   def flush
-    File.open("/etc/sensu/conf.d/checks/config_#{resource[:name]}.json", 'w') do |f|
+    File.open(config_file, 'w') do |f|
       f.puts JSON.pretty_generate(conf)
     end
   end
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ def exists?
     end
   end
 
+  def config_file
+    "#{resource[:base_path]}/config_#{resource[:name]}.json"
+  end
+
   def config
     conf[resource[:name]] = resource[:config] || {}
   end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_client_config/json.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_client_config/json.rb
index 1d2c61e7fc..0011c9d031 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_client_config/json.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_client_config/json.rb
@@ -16,18 +16,22 @@ def initialize(*args)
     super
 
     begin
-      @conf = JSON.parse(File.read('/etc/sensu/conf.d/client.json'))
+      @conf = JSON.parse(File.read(config_file))
     rescue
       @conf = {}
     end
   end
 
   def flush
-    File.open('/etc/sensu/conf.d/client.json', 'w') do |f|
+    File.open(config_file, 'w') do |f|
       f.puts JSON.pretty_generate(@conf)
     end
   end
 
+  def config_file
+    "#{resource[:base_path]}/client.json"
+  end
+
   def create
     @conf['client'] = {}
     self.client_name = resource[:client_name]
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_client_subscription/json.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_client_subscription/json.rb
index 280c4fe9b7..0b11813385 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_client_subscription/json.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_client_subscription/json.rb
@@ -8,18 +8,22 @@ def initialize(*args)
     super
 
     begin
-      @conf = JSON.parse(File.read("/etc/sensu/conf.d/subscription_#{resource[:name]}.json"))
+      @conf = JSON.parse(File.read(config_file))
     rescue
       @conf = {}
     end
   end
 
   def flush
-    File.open("/etc/sensu/conf.d/subscription_#{resource[:name]}.json", 'w') do |f|
+    File.open(config_file, 'w') do |f|
       f.puts JSON.pretty_generate(@conf)
     end
   end
 
+  def config_file
+    "#{resource[:base_path]}/subscription_#{resource[:name]}.json"
+  end
+
   def create
     @conf['client'] = {'subscriptions' => [ resource[:name] ] }
   end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_dashboard_config/json.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_dashboard_config/json.rb
index d26c50cc34..6ed2623474 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_dashboard_config/json.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_dashboard_config/json.rb
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@
 
   def conf
     begin
-      @conf ||= JSON.parse(File.read('/etc/sensu/conf.d/dashboard.json'))
+      @conf ||= JSON.parse(File.read(config_file))
     rescue
       @conf ||= {}
     end
   end
 
   def flush
-    File.open('/etc/sensu/conf.d/dashboard.json', 'w') do |f|
+    File.open(config_file, 'w') do |f|
       f.puts JSON.pretty_generate(conf)
     end
   end
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ def create
     self.password = resource[:password]
   end
 
+  def config_file
+    "#{resource[:base_path]}/dashboard.json"
+  end
+
   def destroy
     conf.delete 'dashboard'
   end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_filter/json.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_filter/json.rb
index 0aef30df2e..05cfa67b13 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_filter/json.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_filter/json.rb
@@ -19,14 +19,18 @@ def initialize(*args)
 
   def conf
     begin
-      @conf ||= JSON.parse(File.read("/etc/sensu/conf.d/filters/#{resource[:name]}.json"))
+      @conf ||= JSON.parse(File.read(config_file))
     rescue
       @conf ||= {}
     end
   end
 
+  def config_file
+    "#{resource[:base_path]}/#{resource[:name]}.json"
+  end
+
   def flush
-    File.open("/etc/sensu/conf.d/filters/#{resource[:name]}.json", 'w') do |f|
+    File.open(config_file, 'w') do |f|
       f.puts JSON.pretty_generate(conf)
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_handler/json.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_handler/json.rb
index b9cb2bcee4..ffb6563136 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_handler/json.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_handler/json.rb
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ def initialize(*args)
     super
 
     begin
-      @conf = JSON.parse(File.read("/etc/sensu/conf.d/handlers/#{resource[:name]}.json"))
+      @conf = JSON.parse(File.read(config_file))
     rescue
       @conf = {}
     end
   end
 
   def flush
-    File.open("/etc/sensu/conf.d/handlers/#{resource[:name]}.json", 'w') do |f|
+    File.open(config_file, 'w') do |f|
       f.puts JSON.pretty_generate(@conf)
     end
   end
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ def create
     self.filters = resource[:filters] unless resource[:filters].nil?
   end
 
+  def config_file
+    "#{resource[:base_path]}/#{resource[:name]}.json"
+  end
+
   def destroy
     @conf = nil
   end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_rabbitmq_config/json.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_rabbitmq_config/json.rb
index a6d780f395..7f27c02b53 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_rabbitmq_config/json.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_rabbitmq_config/json.rb
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@
 
   def conf
     begin
-      @conf ||= JSON.parse(File.read('/etc/sensu/conf.d/rabbitmq.json'))
+      @conf ||= JSON.parse(File.read(config_file))
     rescue
       @conf ||= {}
     end
   end
 
   def flush
-    File.open('/etc/sensu/conf.d/rabbitmq.json', 'w') do |f|
+    File.open(config_file, 'w') do |f|
       f.puts JSON.pretty_generate(conf)
     end
   end
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ def ssl_cert_chain=(value)
     end
   end
 
+  def config_file
+    "#{resource[:base_path]}/rabbitmq.json"
+  end
+
   def port
     conf['rabbitmq']['port'].to_s
   end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_redis_config/json.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_redis_config/json.rb
index d19d7693a5..cd495bd667 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_redis_config/json.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/sensu_redis_config/json.rb
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@
 
   def conf
     begin
-      @conf ||= JSON.parse(File.read('/etc/sensu/conf.d/redis.json'))
+      @conf ||= JSON.parse(File.read(config_file))
     rescue
       @conf ||= {}
     end
   end
 
   def flush
-    File.open('/etc/sensu/conf.d/redis.json', 'w') do |f|
+    File.open(config_file, 'w') do |f|
       f.puts JSON.pretty_generate(conf)
     end
   end
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ def create
     self.host = resource[:host]
   end
 
+  def config_file
+    "#{resource[:base_path]}/redis.json"
+  end
+
   def destroy
     conf.delete 'redis'
   end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/sensu_api_config.rb b/lib/puppet/type/sensu_api_config.rb
index 5f1b40df90..ffc4219c66 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/sensu_api_config.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/sensu_api_config.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ def initialize(*args)
     defaultto 'localhost'
   end
 
+  newparam(:base_path) do
+    desc "The base path to the client config file"
+    defaultto '/etc/sensu/conf.d/'
+  end
+
   newproperty(:user) do
     desc "The username used for clients to authenticate against the Sensu API"
   end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/sensu_check.rb b/lib/puppet/type/sensu_check.rb
index 419a1dee69..f3e83e4c78 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/sensu_check.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/sensu_check.rb
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ def initialize(*args)
     desc "How frequently the check runs in seconds"
   end
 
+  newparam(:base_path) do
+    desc "The base path to the client config file"
+    defaultto '/etc/sensu/conf.d/checks'
+  end
+
   newproperty(:low_flap_threshold) do
     desc "A host is determined to be flapping when the percent change is below this threshold."
   end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/sensu_check_config.rb b/lib/puppet/type/sensu_check_config.rb
index 0811ba2b63..6beb42e8eb 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/sensu_check_config.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/sensu_check_config.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ def initialize(*args)
     desc "The check name to configure"
   end
 
+  newparam(:base_path) do
+    desc "The base path to the client config file"
+    defaultto '/etc/sensu/conf.d/checks'
+  end
+
   newparam(:config) do
     desc "Check configuration for the client to use"
   end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/sensu_client_config.rb b/lib/puppet/type/sensu_client_config.rb
index bd73951f19..25ec53c2f9 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/sensu_client_config.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/sensu_client_config.rb
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ def initialize(*args)
     desc ""
   end
 
+  newparam(:base_path) do
+    desc "The base path to the client config file"
+    defaultto '/etc/sensu/conf.d/'
+  end
+
   newproperty(:safe_mode, :boolean => true) do
     desc "Require checks to be defined on server and client"
     newvalues(:true, :false)
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/sensu_client_subscription.rb b/lib/puppet/type/sensu_client_subscription.rb
index 82710f6ce6..e21fb1ac42 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/sensu_client_subscription.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/sensu_client_subscription.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ def initialize(*args)
     desc "The subscription name"
   end
 
+  newparam(:base_path) do
+    desc "The base path to the client config file"
+    defaultto '/etc/sensu/conf.d/'
+  end
+
   newparam(:subscriptions) do
     desc "Subscriptions included"
     defaultto :name
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/sensu_dashboard_config.rb b/lib/puppet/type/sensu_dashboard_config.rb
index 0456bcb5ad..b2a7980ef0 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/sensu_dashboard_config.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/sensu_dashboard_config.rb
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ def initialize(*args)
     defaultto 'sensu'
   end
 
+  newparam(:base_path) do
+    desc "The base path to the client config file"
+    defaultto '/etc/sensu/conf.d/'
+  end
+
   newproperty(:password) do
     desc "The password to use when connecting to the Sensu Dashboard"
   end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/sensu_filter.rb b/lib/puppet/type/sensu_filter.rb
index cced30ed43..53ff3aa996 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/sensu_filter.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/sensu_filter.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ def initialize(*args)
     desc "The name of the filter."
   end
 
+  newparam(:base_path) do
+    desc "The base path to the client config file"
+    defaultto '/etc/sensu/conf.d/filters/'
+  end
 
   newparam(:attributes) do
     desc ""
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/sensu_handler.rb b/lib/puppet/type/sensu_handler.rb
index eae6becdbe..b7703c7387 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/sensu_handler.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/sensu_handler.rb
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ def insync?(is)
     defaultto {}
   end
 
+  newparam(:base_path) do
+    desc "The base path to the client config file"
+    defaultto '/etc/sensu/conf.d/handlers/'
+  end
+
   newproperty(:mutator) do
     desc "Handler specific data massager"
   end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/sensu_rabbitmq_config.rb b/lib/puppet/type/sensu_rabbitmq_config.rb
index a15d498c24..3458e17413 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/sensu_rabbitmq_config.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/sensu_rabbitmq_config.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ def initialize(*args)
     desc "This value has no effect, set it to what ever you want."
   end
 
+  newparam(:base_path) do
+    desc "The base path to the client config file"
+    defaultto '/etc/sensu/conf.d/'
+  end
+
   newproperty(:ssl_private_key) do
     desc "The path on disk to the SSL private key needed to connect to RabbitMQ"
 
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/sensu_redis_config.rb b/lib/puppet/type/sensu_redis_config.rb
index 359b4ad125..8b0698641e 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/sensu_redis_config.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/sensu_redis_config.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ def initialize(*args)
     desc "This value has no effect, set it to what ever you want."
   end
 
+  newparam(:base_path) do
+    desc "The base path to the client config file"
+    defaultto '/etc/sensu/conf.d/'
+  end
+
   newproperty(:port) do
     desc "The port that Redis is listening on"