diff --git a/memcached/config.sls b/memcached/config.sls
index f495c70..dd1214e 100644
--- a/memcached/config.sls
+++ b/memcached/config.sls
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
+{% from 'memcached/map.jinja' import memcached with context %}
+
 include:
   - memcached
 
-/etc/memcached.conf:
+{{ memcached.config_file }}:
   file:
     - managed
     - template: jinja
     - user: root
     - group: root
     - mode: 644
+    {% if grains['os_family'] == 'Debian' %}
     - source: salt://memcached/templates/memcached.conf
+    {% elif grains['os_family'] == 'RedHat' %}
+    - source: salt://memcached/templates/sysconfig/memcached
+    {% endif %}
     - watch_in:
       - service: memcached
diff --git a/memcached/map.jinja b/memcached/map.jinja
index f501da1..cc2224f 100644
--- a/memcached/map.jinja
+++ b/memcached/map.jinja
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@
         'server': 'memcached',
         'service': 'memcached',
         'python': 'python-memcache',
+        'config_file': '/etc/memcached.conf',
     },
     'RedHat': {
         'server': 'memcached',
         'service': 'memcached',
         'python': 'python-memcached',
+        'config_file': '/etc/sysconfig/memcached',
     },
     }, merge=salt['pillar.get']('memcached:lookup')) %}
diff --git a/memcached/templates/sysconfig/memcached b/memcached/templates/sysconfig/memcached
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e06707
--- /dev/null
+++ b/memcached/templates/sysconfig/memcached
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{% from 'memcached/macros.sls' import get_config_item with context -%}
+
+PORT="{{ get_config_item('port') }}"
+USER="{{ get_config_item('user') }}"
+MAXCONN="{{ get_config_item('max_connections') }}"
+CACHESIZE="{{ get_config_item('memory_cap') }}"
+OPTIONS="-l {{ get_config_item('listen_address') }}"
+
+{% if get_config_item('lock_paged_memory') == 'True' %}
+OPTIONS="$OPTIONS -k"
+{% endif %}
+
+{% if get_config_item('error_on_mem_full') == 'True' %}
+OPTIONS="$OPTIONS -M"
+{% endif %}
+
+{% if get_config_item('max_core_file_"limit') == 'True' %}
+OPTIONS="$OPTIONS -r"
+{% endif %}
+
+{% if get_config_item('verbose_level') == '1' %}
+OPTIONS="$OPTIONS -v >> {{ get_config_item('log_file') }} 2>&1"
+{% elif get_config_item('verbose_level') == '2' %}
+OPTIONS="$OPTIONS -vv >> {{ get_config_item('log_file') }} 2>&1"
+{% endif %}