diff --git a/nsswitch/defaults.yaml b/nsswitch/defaults.yaml
index 4609a6d..31f4b34 100644
--- a/nsswitch/defaults.yaml
+++ b/nsswitch/defaults.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 nsswitch:
+  package_name: False
   config_path: /etc/nsswitch.conf
   config_mode: '0644'
 
+
diff --git a/nsswitch/init.sls b/nsswitch/init.sls
index e6da1d6..58ff6bd 100644
--- a/nsswitch/init.sls
+++ b/nsswitch/init.sls
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 {% from "nsswitch/map.jinja" import nsswitch_settings as nsswitch with context %}
 
+{% if nsswitch.package_name %}
+nsswitch_package:
+  pkg.installed:
+    - name: {{ nsswitch.package_name }}
+    - require_in:
+      - file: nsswitch_config
+{% endif %}
+
 nsswitch_config:
   file.managed:
     - name: {{ nsswitch.config_path }}
diff --git a/nsswitch/map.jinja b/nsswitch/map.jinja
index 5fff502..a2f06f9 100644
--- a/nsswitch/map.jinja
+++ b/nsswitch/map.jinja
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ that differ from whats in defaults.yaml
       'config_path': '/etc/nsswitch.conf',
     },
     'FreeBSD': {
-      'config_path': '/etc/nsswitch.conf',
+      'package_name': 'nss'
+      'config_path': '/usr/local/etc/nsswitch.conf',
     },
     'RedHat': {
       'config_path': '/etc/nsswitch.conf',