diff --git a/site/profiles/manifests/puppet/puppetboard.pp b/site/profiles/manifests/puppet/puppetboard.pp
index 5d229a0..ec6f164 100644
--- a/site/profiles/manifests/puppet/puppetboard.pp
+++ b/site/profiles/manifests/puppet/puppetboard.pp
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ class profiles::puppet::puppetboard (
   Integer $gunicorn_threads     = 4,
   String  $nginx_vhost          = 'puppetboard.main.unkin.net',
   Integer $nginx_port           = 80,
-  Boolean $selinux              = true,
   #String[1] $secret_key         = "${fqdn_rand_string(32)}",
 ) {
 
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ class profiles::puppet::puppetboard (
 
 
     # if selinux is defined, manage it
-    if $selinux {
+    if $::facts['os']['selinux']['config_mode'] == 'enforcing' {
 
       # call the nginx selinux class
       class { 'profiles::selinux::nginx':
diff --git a/site/profiles/manifests/reposync/webserver.pp b/site/profiles/manifests/reposync/webserver.pp
index 9321db1..8008968 100644
--- a/site/profiles/manifests/reposync/webserver.pp
+++ b/site/profiles/manifests/reposync/webserver.pp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ class profiles::reposync::webserver (
   String  $nginx_vhost = 'repos.main.unkin.net',
   Integer $nginx_port = 80,
   Boolean $favicon = true,
-  Boolean $selinux = true,
 ) {
 
   class { 'nginx': }
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ class profiles::reposync::webserver (
     order  => 10,
   }
 
-  if $selinux {
+  if $::facts['os']['selinux']['config_mode'] == 'enforcing' {
 
     # include packages that are required
     include profiles::packages::selinux
diff --git a/site/profiles/manifests/sql/galera_member.pp b/site/profiles/manifests/sql/galera_member.pp
index d79c28a..5a6fb94 100644
--- a/site/profiles/manifests/sql/galera_member.pp
+++ b/site/profiles/manifests/sql/galera_member.pp
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ class profiles::sql::galera_member (
   Boolean $package_manage           = true,
   String  $package_name             = 'mariadb-server',
   Boolean $epel_needed              = false,
-  Boolean $selinux                  = true,
   Boolean $manage_repo              = true,
 ) {
 
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ class profiles::sql::galera_member (
   if length($servers_array) >= 3 {
 
     # if selinux is defined, manage it
-    if $selinux {
+    if $::facts['os']['selinux']['config_mode'] == 'enforcing' {
 
       # set permissive on first run, as we need mariadb installed/started at a custom path before adding fcontext
       if $::facts['mariadb_acti'] { $selinux_mode = 'enforcing' }else{ $selinux_mode = 'permissive' }