diff --git a/defaults/main.yaml b/defaults/main.yaml
index b46955e..98cb37a 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ statsd_git_version: master
 
 statsd_install_method: git
 
+statsd_npm_name: statsd
+
 # tasks/service.yaml
 statsd_file_statsd_service_manage: true
 statsd_file_statsd_service_group: root
diff --git a/tasks/install.yaml b/tasks/install.yaml
index 4005f72..40d14a8 100644
--- a/tasks/install.yaml
+++ b/tasks/install.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@
   package:
     name: "{{ statsd_build_depends }}"
     state: present
-  when: statsd_install_method == 'git'
+  when: statsd_install_method == 'git' or statsd_install_method == 'pip'
 
 - include: "install/{{ statsd_install_method }}.yaml"