diff --git a/tftp/manifests/init.pp b/tftp/manifests/init.pp
index 8fd6503..a229ed7 100644
--- a/tftp/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/tftp/manifests/init.pp
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ class tftp::server {
                 ensure    => running,
                 hasstatus => true,
                 enable    => true,
-                require   => Package["tftp-server"],
+                require   => [ File["/var/lib/tftpboot"],
+                               Package["tftp-server"], ],
             }
         }
         default: {