diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 20e84025..820a087a 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
 #   Set to true to enable clustered mode (JIRA Datacenter)
 # @param shared_homedir
 #   Shared data directory for all JIRA instances in a cluster
+# @param node_id
+#   sets the unique nodeid for JIEA Datacenter. Defaults to fqdn
 # @param ehcache_listener_host
 #   EHCache configuration for clustered mode
 # @param ehcache_listener_port
@@ -305,6 +307,7 @@
   Hash $jira_config_properties                                      = {},
   Boolean $datacenter                                               = false,
   Optional[Stdlib::AbsolutePath] $shared_homedir                    = undef,
+  String $node_id                                                   = $facts['networking']['fqdn'],
   Optional[Stdlib::Host] $ehcache_listener_host                     = undef,
   Optional[Stdlib::Port] $ehcache_listener_port                     = undef,
   Optional[Stdlib::Port] $ehcache_object_port                       = undef,
@@ -517,7 +520,7 @@
         true    => { password => $plugin_data['password'] }
       }
       $_plugin_archive = {
-        $target => $_target_defaults + $_username + $_password
+        $target => $_target_defaults + $_username + $_password,
       }
       create_resources(archive, $_plugin_archive)
     }
diff --git a/templates/cluster.properties.epp b/templates/cluster.properties.epp
index 38c50cdc..08a76fb6 100644
--- a/templates/cluster.properties.epp
+++ b/templates/cluster.properties.epp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # This ID must be unique across the cluster
-jira.node.id = <%= $facts['fqdn'] %>
+jira.node.id = <%= $jira::node_id %>
 # The location of the shared home directory for all JIRA nodes
 jira.shared.home = <%= $jira::shared_homedir %>
 <% if $jira::ehcache_listener_host { -%>