diff --git a/apache/manifests/init.pp b/apache/manifests/init.pp
index 1585501..c717983 100644
--- a/apache/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/apache/manifests/init.pp
@@ -279,13 +279,14 @@ class apache::sslserver inherits apache::common {
     }
 
     service { "httpsd":
-        ensure  => running,
-        enable  => true,
-        require => [ Package["httpd"],
-                     Package["mod_ssl"],
-                     File["/etc/httpd/conf/httpsd.conf"],
-                     File["/etc/init.d/httpsd"],
-                     File["/usr/sbin/httpsd"], ],
+        ensure    => running,
+        enable    => true,
+        hasstatus => true,
+        require   => [ Package["httpd"],
+                       Package["mod_ssl"],
+                       File["/etc/httpd/conf/httpsd.conf"],
+                       File["/etc/init.d/httpsd"],
+                       File["/usr/sbin/httpsd"], ],
     }
 
 }