diff --git a/modules/rhizo_base/files/etc/sv/esme/log/run b/modules/rhizo_base/files/etc/sv/esme/log/run
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..cf4e69a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/rhizo_base/files/etc/sv/esme/log/run
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+LOG_FOLDER=/var/log/esme
+mkdir -p $LOG_FOLDER
+exec svlogd -tt $LOG_FOLDER
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/rhizo_base/files/etc/sv/esme/run b/modules/rhizo_base/files/etc/sv/esme/run
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b712b9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/rhizo_base/files/etc/sv/esme/run
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:/var/rhizomatica/rccn
+exec python /var/rhizomatica/rccn/esme.py
diff --git a/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/runit.pp b/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/runit.pp
index af51296..18619df 100644
--- a/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/runit.pp
+++ b/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/runit.pp
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ class rhizo_base::runit {
       require => [ File['/etc/sv'] ],
     }
 
+  file { '/etc/service/esme':
+      ensure  => link,
+      target  => '/etc/sv/esme',
+      require => [ File['/etc/sv'] ],
+    }
+
   file { '/etc/service/lcr':
       ensure  => link,
       target  => '/etc/sv/lcr',