diff --git a/manifests/app.pp b/manifests/app.pp
index b9f42cc..bfa819f 100644
--- a/manifests/app.pp
+++ b/manifests/app.pp
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
   $db_password,
   $wp_owner,
   $wp_group,
+  $tar_owner,
+  $tar_group,
   $wp_lang,
   $wp_config_content,
   $wp_plugin_dir,
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@
     db_password          => $db_password,
     wp_owner             => $wp_owner,
     wp_group             => $wp_group,
+    tar_owner            => $tar_owner,
+    tar_group            => $tar_group,
     wp_lang              => $wp_lang,
     wp_plugin_dir        => $wp_plugin_dir,
     wp_additional_config => $wp_additional_config,
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 4ba78c1..d5326bf 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -43,10 +43,15 @@
 #   Specifies the group of the wordpress files. Default: 0 (*BSD/Darwin
 #   compatible GID)
 #
+# [*tar_owner*]
+#   Specifies the owner of the wordpress tarball to download and extract. Default: root
+#
+# [*tar_group*]
+#   Specifies the group of the wordpress tarball to download and extract. Default: 0 (*BSD/Darwin
+#   
 # [*wp_lang*]
 #   WordPress Localized Language. Default: ''
 #
-#
 # [*wp_plugin_dir*]
 #   WordPress Plugin Directory. Full path, no trailing slash. Default: WordPress Default
 #
@@ -93,6 +98,8 @@
   $db_password          = 'password',
   $wp_owner             = 'root',
   $wp_group             = '0',
+  $tar_owner            = 'root',
+  $tar_group            = '0',
   $wp_lang              = '',
   $wp_config_content    = undef,
   $wp_plugin_dir        = 'DEFAULT',
@@ -118,6 +125,8 @@
     db_password          => $db_password,
     wp_owner             => $wp_owner,
     wp_group             => $wp_group,
+    tar_owner            => $tar_owner,
+    tar_group            => $tar_group,    
     wp_lang              => $wp_lang,
     wp_config_content    => $wp_config_content,
     wp_plugin_dir        => $wp_plugin_dir,
diff --git a/manifests/instance.pp b/manifests/instance.pp
index bd4c0a8..9b3cd5c 100644
--- a/manifests/instance.pp
+++ b/manifests/instance.pp
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@
 #   Specifies the group of the wordpress files. Default: 0 (*BSD/Darwin
 #   compatible GID)
 #
+# [*tar_owner*]
+#   Specifies the owner of the wordpress tarball to download and extract. Default: root
+#
+# [*tar_group*]
+#   Specifies the group of the wordpress tarball to download and extract. Default: 0 (*BSD/Darwin
+#   compatible GID)
+#
 # [*wp_lang*]
 #   WordPress Localized Language. Default: ''
 #
@@ -82,6 +89,8 @@
   $db_password          = 'password',
   $wp_owner             = 'root',
   $wp_group             = '0',
+  $tar_owner            = 'root',
+  $tar_group            = '0',
   $wp_lang              = '',
   $wp_config_content    = undef,
   $wp_plugin_dir        = 'DEFAULT',
@@ -105,6 +114,8 @@
     db_password          => $db_password,
     wp_owner             => $wp_owner,
     wp_group             => $wp_group,
+    tar_owner            => $tar_owner,
+    tar_group            => $tar_group,
     wp_lang              => $wp_lang,
     wp_config_content    => $wp_config_content,
     wp_plugin_dir        => $wp_plugin_dir,
@@ -119,12 +130,12 @@
     wp_debug_display     => $wp_debug_display,
   }
 
-  wordpress::instance::db { "${db_host}/${db_name}":
+   wordpress::instance::db { "${db_host}/${db_name}":
     create_db      => $create_db,
     create_db_user => $create_db_user,
     db_name        => $db_name,
     db_host        => $db_host,
     db_user        => $db_user,
     db_password    => $db_password,
-  }
+  } 
 }
diff --git a/manifests/instance/app.pp b/manifests/instance/app.pp
index 467c800..86914af 100644
--- a/manifests/instance/app.pp
+++ b/manifests/instance/app.pp
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
   $db_password,
   $wp_owner,
   $wp_group,
+  $tar_owner,
+  $tar_group,
   $wp_lang,
   $wp_config_content,
   $wp_plugin_dir,
@@ -75,20 +77,20 @@
     command => "wget ${install_url}/${install_file_name}",
     creates => "${install_dir}/${install_file_name}",
     require => File[$install_dir],
-    user    => $wp_owner,
-    group   => $wp_group,
+    user    => $tar_owner,
+    group   => $tar_group,
   }
   -> exec { "Extract wordpress ${install_dir}":
     command => "tar zxvf ./${install_file_name} --strip-components=1",
     creates => "${install_dir}/index.php",
-    user    => $wp_owner,
-    group   => $wp_group,
+    user    => $tar_owner,
+    group   => $tar_group,
   }
   ~> exec { "Change ownership ${install_dir}":
     command     => "chown -R ${wp_owner}:${wp_group} ${install_dir}",
     refreshonly => true,
-    user        => $wp_owner,
-    group       => $wp_group,
+    user        => $tar_owner,
+    group       => $tar_group,
   }
 
   ## Configure wordpress