diff --git a/apache/manifests/debian.pp b/apache/manifests/debian.pp
index 981fd3b..9d13e68 100644
--- a/apache/manifests/debian.pp
+++ b/apache/manifests/debian.pp
@@ -334,11 +334,12 @@ define apache::debian::a2enmod($source="", $content="") {
 
     if $source or $content {
         file { "/etc/apache2/mods-available/${name}.conf":
-            mode   => 0644,
-            owner  => root,
-            group  => root,
-            notify => Service["apache2"],
-            before => Exec["a2enmod-${name}"],
+            mode    => 0644,
+            owner   => root,
+            group   => root,
+            notify  => Service["apache2"],
+            before  => Exec["a2enmod-${name}"],
+            require => Package["httpd"],
         }
         if $source {
             File["/etc/apache2/mods-available/${name}.conf"] {