diff --git a/fmw_domain/attributes/default.rb b/fmw_domain/attributes/default.rb
index dfaaa14..17e3cde 100644
--- a/fmw_domain/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/fmw_domain/attributes/default.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 default['fmw_domain']['nodemanager_port']               = 5556
 default['fmw_domain']['nodemanager_service_description'] = nil
+default['fmw_domain']['nodemanager_service_type'] = "simple"
 
 if node['platform_family'] =='windows'
   default['fmw_domain']['domains_dir']    = 'C:/oracle/middleware/user_projects/domains'
diff --git a/fmw_domain/providers/nodemanager_service_redhat_7.rb b/fmw_domain/providers/nodemanager_service_redhat_7.rb
index 9aa0a4e..0c460cc 100644
--- a/fmw_domain/providers/nodemanager_service_redhat_7.rb
+++ b/fmw_domain/providers/nodemanager_service_redhat_7.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ def load_current_resource
   @current_resource ||= Chef::ResourceResolver.resolve('fmw_domain_nodemanager_service_redhat_7').new(new_resource.name)
   @current_resource.user_home_dir(@new_resource.user_home_dir)
   @current_resource.os_user(@new_resource.os_user)
+  @current_resource.type(@new_resource.type)
   @current_resource
 end
 
@@ -44,7 +45,8 @@ def load_current_resource
       mode 0755
       variables(script_name:    new_resource.name,
                 user_home_dir:  new_resource.user_home_dir,
-                os_user:        new_resource.os_user)
+                os_user:        new_resource.os_user,
+                type:           new_resource.type)
       notifies :run, 'execute[systemctl-daemon-reload]', :immediately
       notifies :run, 'execute[systemctl-enable]', :immediately
       notifies :enable, "service[#{new_resource.name}.service]", :immediately
diff --git a/fmw_domain/recipes/nodemanager.rb b/fmw_domain/recipes/nodemanager.rb
index 4842d16..7d7cfe4 100644
--- a/fmw_domain/recipes/nodemanager.rb
+++ b/fmw_domain/recipes/nodemanager.rb
@@ -84,8 +84,10 @@
 
   if (node['platform_family'] == 'rhel' and node['platform_version'] >= '7.0')
     location = "#{node['fmw']['user_home_dir']}/#{node['fmw']['os_user']}/#{script_name}"
+    type = node['fmw_domain']['nodemanager_service_type'] 
   else
     location = "/etc/init.d/#{script_name}"
+    type = false
   end
 
   # add linux script to the right location
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@
   fmw_domain_nodemanager_service script_name do
     user_home_dir node['fmw']['user_home_dir']
     os_user       node['fmw']['os_user']
+    type          type
   end
 elsif node['os'].include?('solaris2')
 
diff --git a/fmw_domain/resources/nodemanager_service_redhat_7.rb b/fmw_domain/resources/nodemanager_service_redhat_7.rb
index d82a52e..404ee56 100644
--- a/fmw_domain/resources/nodemanager_service_redhat_7.rb
+++ b/fmw_domain/resources/nodemanager_service_redhat_7.rb
@@ -18,3 +18,6 @@
 attribute :user_home_dir, kind_of: String, required: true
 # operating system user
 attribute :os_user, kind_of: String, required: true
+
+# process start-up type for this service unit.
+attribute :type, kind_of: String, required: false , default: 'simple'
diff --git a/fmw_domain/templates/default/nodemanager/systemd b/fmw_domain/templates/default/nodemanager/systemd
index 3122a96..1925e21 100644
--- a/fmw_domain/templates/default/nodemanager/systemd
+++ b/fmw_domain/templates/default/nodemanager/systemd
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Description=WebLogic <%= @script_name %> service
 After=syslog.target network.target
 
 [Service]
-Type=simple
+Type=<%= @type %>
 ExecStart=<%= @user_home_dir %>/<%= @os_user %>/<%= @script_name %> start
 ExecStop=<%= @user_home_dir %>/<%= @os_user %>/<%= @script_name %> stop
 TimeoutSec=30
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ KillMode=process
 RemainAfterExit=yes
 
 [Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
\ No newline at end of file
+WantedBy=multi-user.target