diff --git a/apache/manifests/init.pp b/apache/manifests/init.pp
index b7dc827..5db6105 100644
--- a/apache/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/apache/manifests/init.pp
@@ -225,6 +225,8 @@ define apache::site($aliases="", $root="", $redirect="", $proxy="") {
 #
 class apache::sslserver inherits apache::common {
 
+    include user::system
+  
     case $::operatingsystem {
         "debian","ubuntu": {
             include apache::debian::sslserver
@@ -232,11 +234,13 @@ class apache::sslserver inherits apache::common {
         "centos","redhat","fedora": {
             if ! $httpsd_user {
                 $user = "httpsd"
+                realize(User["httpsd"])
             } else {
                 $user = $httpsd_user
             }
             if ! $httpsd_group {
                 $group = "httpsd"
+                realize(Group["httpsd"])
             } else {
                 $group = $httpsd_group
             }