diff --git a/smartgears/dm_pool_manager/defaults/main.yml b/smartgears/dm_pool_manager/defaults/main.yml
index ae9dd9d1..73486401 100644
--- a/smartgears/dm_pool_manager/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/smartgears/dm_pool_manager/defaults/main.yml
@@ -8,3 +8,9 @@ dm_pool_manager_group_id: org.gcube.dataAnalysis
 dm_pool_manager_extension: war
 dm_pool_manager_file: '{{ dm_pool_manager_name }}-{{ dm_pool_manager_version }}.{{ dm_pool_manager_extension }}'
 
+dm_pool_prod_ghost_instance: 'PROTO_PROD_STAGING_HOST: dataminer-proto-ghost.d4science.org'
+dm_pool_dev_ghost_instance: 'DEV_STAGING_HOST: dataminer1-devnext.d4science.org'
+dm_pool_manager_pkgs:
+  - subversion
+
+
diff --git a/smartgears/dm_pool_manager/tasks/main.yml b/smartgears/dm_pool_manager/tasks/main.yml
index c31a8709..e3860ebf 100644
--- a/smartgears/dm_pool_manager/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/smartgears/dm_pool_manager/tasks/main.yml
@@ -13,18 +13,23 @@
   
     - name: Unarchive the dm_pool_manager war
       unarchive: copy=no src={{ smartgears_user_home }}/{{ dm_pool_manager_file }} dest={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ dm_pool_manager_name }} creates={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ dm_pool_manager_name }}/WEB-INF/lib
+
+    - name: Ensures conf dir exists
+      file: path={{  item.user_home }}/dataminer-pool-manager/dpmConfig state=directory recurse=true
+      with_items: '{{ tomcat_m_instances }}'
+
+    - name: Install the additional service default file
+      template: src=service.properties.j2 dest={{ item.user_home }}/dataminer-pool-manager/dpmConfig/service.properties mode=0444
+      with_items: '{{ tomcat_m_instances }}' 
       notify: Restart smartgears
 
+    - name: Install the packages required to dm-pool-manager-service
+      become_user: root 
+      apt: pkg={{ item }} state=present update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=1800
+      with_items: '{{ dm_pool_manager_pkgs }}'
+
+
   become: True
   become_user: '{{ d4science_user }}'
   when: dm_pool_manager_install 
   tags: [ 'smartgears', 'dm_pool_manager', 'tomcat' ]
-
-- block:
-    - name: Remove the old sdi files
-      file: path={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ dm_pool_manager_name }} state=absent
-
-  become: True
-  become_user: '{{ d4science_user }}'
-  when: not dm_pool_manager_install 
-  tags: [ 'smartgears', 'dm_pool_manager', 'tomcat' ]