diff --git a/meta/main.yml b/meta/main.yml
index 0830012..23bc797 100644
--- a/meta/main.yml
+++ b/meta/main.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ galaxy_info:
     - jessie
   - name: Ubuntu
     versions:
+    - trusty
     - xenial
   galaxy_tags:
   - monitoring
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 31c14a3..451a188 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -37,10 +37,22 @@
     owner: root
     group: root
     mode: 0644
+  when: ansible_service_mgr == 'systemd'
   notify:
     - service reenable
     - restart node exporter
 
+- name: create init service unit
+  template:
+    src: etc/init/prometheus-node-exporter.conf.j2
+    dest: /etc/init/prometheus-node-exporter.conf
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0644
+  when: ansible_service_mgr == 'upstart'
+  notify:
+    - restart node exporter
+
 - name: ensure prometheus node exporter service is enabled
   service:
     name: prometheus-node-exporter
diff --git a/templates/etc/init/prometheus-node-exporter.conf.j2 b/templates/etc/init/prometheus-node-exporter.conf.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..810c230
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/etc/init/prometheus-node-exporter.conf.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+description "Prometheus Node Exporter"
+start on (local-filesystems and net-device-up IFACE!=lo)
+stop on runlevel [016]
+
+respawn
+setuid root
+setgid {{ prometheus_exporters_common_group }}
+
+script
+  exec >> "{{ prometheus_exporters_common_log_dir }}/node-exporter.log"
+  exec 2>&1
+  exec {{ prometheus_exporters_common_root_dir }}/node_exporter_current/node_exporter -collectors.enabled={{ prometheus_node_exporter_enabled_collectors | join(',') }} {% for flag, flag_value in prometheus_node_exporter_config_flags.iteritems() %}-{{ flag }}={{ flag_value }} {% endfor %}
+
+end script