diff --git a/monit-ceph-create-start b/monit-ceph-create-start
index 9b9cb58..afcac60 100755
--- a/monit-ceph-create-start
+++ b/monit-ceph-create-start
@@ -20,13 +20,26 @@ if echo $to_monitor | grep ^osd; then
     depends="${depends}, ${to_monitor}-whoami"
     osd="yes"
     osdid=$(echo $to_monitor | cut -d. -f2)
-fi
+    cat > "$conf" <<EOF
+# Generated by $0
+check process ${to_monitor} with pidfile /var/run/ceph/${to_monitor}.pid
+   start program = "/usr/bin/ceph-osd -i ${osdid} --pid-file /var/run/ceph/osd.${osdid}.pid -c /etc/ceph/ceph.conf --cluster ceph --setuser ceph --setgroup ceph" with timeout 3600 seconds
 
+EOF
 
-cat > "$conf" <<EOF
+else
+    # monitor, mgr
+    cat > "$conf" <<EOF
 # Generated by $0
 check process ${to_monitor} with pidfile /var/run/ceph/${to_monitor}.pid
    start program = "/etc/init.d/ceph start ${to_monitor}" with timeout 60 seconds
+
+EOF
+
+fi
+
+# final clause same for both
+cat >> "$conf" <<EOF
    stop program  = "/etc/init.d/ceph stop ${to_monitor}"
 
    group ceph