diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3268211
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.*.sw?
diff --git a/nginx/common.sls b/nginx/common.sls
index 091fdeb..b98dc64 100644
--- a/nginx/common.sls
+++ b/nginx/common.sls
@@ -7,38 +7,6 @@
   file.absent
 {% endfor %}
 
-{% if pillar.get('nginx', {}).get('use_upstart', true) %}
-{% set logger_types = ('access', 'error') %}
-
-{% for log_type in logger_types %}
-/var/log/nginx/{{ log_type }}.log:
-  file.absent
-
-nginx-logger-{{ log_type }}:
-  file:
-    - managed
-    - name: /etc/init/nginx-logger-{{ log_type }}.conf
-    - template: jinja
-    - user: root
-    - group: root
-    - mode: 440
-    - source: salt://nginx/templates/upstart-logger.jinja
-    - context:
-      type: {{ log_type }}
-  service:
-    - running
-    - enable: True
-    - require:
-      - file: nginx-logger-{{ log_type }}
-    - require_in:
-      - service: nginx
-{% endfor %}
-
-/etc/logrotate.d/nginx:
-  file:
-    - absent
-{% endif %}
-
 /etc/nginx:
   file.directory:
     - user: root
diff --git a/nginx/init.sls b/nginx/init.sls
index b2659aa..66db126 100644
--- a/nginx/init.sls
+++ b/nginx/init.sls
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 include:
   - nginx.common
+{% if pillar.get('nginx', {}).get('use_upstart', true) %}
+  - nginx.upstart
+{% elif pillar.get('nginx', {}).get('use_sysvinit', true) %}
+  - nginx.sysvinit
+{% endif %}
 {% if pillar.get('nginx', {}).get('user_auth_enabled', true) %}
   - nginx.users
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/nginx/sysvinit.sls b/nginx/sysvinit.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc1832d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nginx/sysvinit.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{% set logger_types = ('access', 'error') %}
+
+{% for log_type in logger_types %}
+/var/log/nginx/{{ log_type }}.log:
+  file.absent
+
+nginx-logger-{{ log_type }}:
+  file:
+    - managed
+    - name: /etc/init.d/nginx-logger-{{ log_type }}
+    - template: jinja
+    - user: root
+    - group: root
+    - mode: 755
+    - source: salt://nginx/templates/sysvinit-logger.jinja
+    - context:
+      type: {{ log_type }}
+  service:
+    - running
+    - enable: True
+    - require:
+      - file: nginx-logger-{{ log_type }}
+    - require_in:
+      - service: nginx
+  cmd:
+    - wait
+    - name: /usr/sbin/update-rc.d nginx-logger-{{ log_type }} defaults
+{% endfor %}
+
+/etc/logrotate.d/nginx:
+  file.absent
diff --git a/nginx/templates/sysvinit-logger.jinja b/nginx/templates/sysvinit-logger.jinja
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82b0702
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nginx/templates/sysvinit-logger.jinja
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# /etc/init.d/nginx-logger-{{ type }}
+#
+
+NAME=nginx-logger-{{ type }}
+DESC="syslog forwarder for nginx {{type}} logs"
+DAEMON=/usr/bin/logger
+DAEMON_ARGS=" -f /var/log/nginx/{{ type }}.fifo -t nginx -p {% if type == 'error' %}warn{% else %}debug{% endif %}"
+PIDFILE=/var/run/$NAME.pid
+SCRIPTNAME=/etc/init.d/$NAME
+
+# Exit if the daemon program isn't installed
+[ -x "$DAEMON" ] || exit 0
+
+# Read configuration variable file if it is present
+[ -r /etc/default/$NAME ] && . /etc/default/$NAME
+
+. /lib/lsb/init-functions
+
+do_start() {
+	# Return
+	# 0 if daemon has been started
+	# 1 if daemon was already running
+	# 2 if daemon could not be started
+	pid=$(pidofproc -p $PIDFILE $DAEMON)
+	if [ -n "$pid" ]; then
+		return 1;
+	fi
+
+	if [ ! -r /var/log/nginx/{{ type }}.fifo ]; then
+		mkdir -p /var/log/nginx
+		mkfifo /var/log/nginx/{{ type }}.fifo
+		chown root.root /var/log/nginx/{{ type }}.fifo
+		chmod 660 /var/log/nginx/{{ type }}.fifo
+	fi
+
+	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --background --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $DAEMON -- $DAEMON_ARGS
+}
+
+do_stop() {
+	# Return
+	# 0 if daemon has been stopped
+	# 1 if daemon was already stopped
+	# 2 if daemon could not be stopped
+	# other if a failure occurred
+	pids=$(pidof -x $DAEMON)
+	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+		echo $pids | xargs kill 2&1>/dev/null
+		RETVAL=0
+	else
+		RETVAL=1
+	fi
+
+	[ "$RETVAL" = 2 ] && return 2
+	rm -f $PIDFILE
+	return "$RETVAL"
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+	start)
+		[ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_daemon_msg "Starting $DESC" "$NAME"
+		do_start
+		case "$?" in
+			0|1) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 0 ;;
+			2)   [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 1 ;;
+		esac
+		;;
+	stop)
+		[ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_daemon_msg "Stopping $DESC" "$NAME"
+		do_stop
+		case "$?" in
+			0|1) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 0 ;;
+			2)   [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 1 ;;
+		esac
+		;;
+	status)
+		status_of_proc "$DAEMON" "$NAME" && exit 0 || exit $?
+		;;
+	restart|force-reload)
+		[ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_daemon_msg "Restarting $DESC" "$NAME"
+		do_stop
+		case "$?" in
+			0|1)
+				do_start
+				case "$?" in
+					0) log_end_msg 0 ;;
+					1) log_end_msg 1 ;; # Old process still running
+					*) log_end_msg 1 ;; # Failed to start
+				esac
+				;;
+			*)
+				# Failed to stop
+				log_end_msg 1
+				;;
+		esac
+		;;
+	*)
+		echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/nginx-logger-{{ type }} {start|stop|status|restart|force-reload}" >&2
+		exit 3
+		;;
+esac
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/nginx/upstart.sls b/nginx/upstart.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8ae8e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nginx/upstart.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{% set logger_types = ('access', 'error') %}
+
+{% for log_type in logger_types %}
+/var/log/nginx/{{ log_type }}.log:
+  file.absent
+
+nginx-logger-{{ log_type }}:
+  file:
+    - managed
+    - name: /etc/init/nginx-logger-{{ log_type }}.conf
+    - template: jinja
+    - user: root
+    - group: root
+    - mode: 440
+    - source: salt://nginx/templates/upstart-logger.jinja
+    - context:
+      type: {{ log_type }}
+  service:
+    - running
+    - enable: True
+    - require:
+      - file: nginx-logger-{{ log_type }}
+    - require_in:
+      - service: nginx
+{% endfor %}
+
+/etc/logrotate.d/nginx:
+  file.absent
diff --git a/pillar.example b/pillar.example
index 1a812c9..68dc255 100644
--- a/pillar.example
+++ b/pillar.example
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 nginx:
   install_from_source: True
   use_upstart: True
+  use_sysvinit: False
   user_auth_enabled: True
   with_luajit: False
   with_openresty: True