diff --git a/nagios/manifests/init.pp b/nagios/manifests/init.pp
index a49f47d..6b13699 100644
--- a/nagios/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/nagios/manifests/init.pp
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ class nagios::server::manual inherits nagios::common {
         recurse => true,
         source  => "puppet:///modules/custom/empty",
         require => Package["nagios"],
+        notify  => Service["nagios"],
     }
 
     file { "/etc/nagios/private.d":
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ class nagios::server::manual inherits nagios::common {
         recurse => true,
         source  => "puppet:///modules/custom/empty",
         require => Package["nagios"],
+        notify  => Service["nagios"],
     }
 
     file { "${confdir}/contactgroup_all.cfg":