diff --git a/lib/puppet_bind/provider/nsupdate.rb b/lib/puppet_bind/provider/nsupdate.rb
index 7aad48e..d2a0c14 100644
--- a/lib/puppet_bind/provider/nsupdate.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet_bind/provider/nsupdate.rb
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ def update(&block)
         yield file
         file.write "send\n"
         file.close
+        #puts File.read(file.path)
+
         if keyed?
           nsupdate('-y', tsig_param, file.path)
         elsif keyfile?
diff --git a/manifests/zone.pp b/manifests/zone.pp
index 867697d..ba966e8 100644
--- a/manifests/zone.pp
+++ b/manifests/zone.pp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     $forwarders      = '',
     $forward         = '',
     $source          = '',
+    $content         = '',
     $forwarders_port = 53,
 ) {
     # where there is a zone, there is a server
@@ -102,14 +103,26 @@
         }
 
         if member(['init', 'managed'], $zone_file_mode) {
-            file { "${cachedir}/${name}/${zone_file}":
-                ensure  => present,
-                owner   => $bind_user,
-                group   => $bind_group,
-                mode    => '0644',
-                replace => ($zone_file_mode == 'managed'),
-                source  => pick($source, 'puppet:///modules/bind/db.empty'),
-                audit   => [ content ],
+            if ! empty($content) {
+                file { "${cachedir}/${name}/${zone_file}":
+                  ensure  => present,
+                  owner   => $bind_user,
+                  group   => $bind_group,
+                  mode    => '0644',
+                  replace => ($zone_file_mode == 'managed'),
+                  content => $content,
+                  audit   => [ content ],
+                }
+            } else {
+                file { "${cachedir}/${name}/${zone_file}":
+                    ensure  => present,
+                    owner   => $bind_user,
+                    group   => $bind_group,
+                    mode    => '0644',
+                    replace => ($zone_file_mode == 'managed'),
+                    source  => pick($source, 'puppet:///modules/bind/db.empty'),
+                    audit   => [ content ],
+                }
             }
         }