diff --git a/tftp/manifests/init.pp b/tftp/manifests/init.pp
index 2d8db3f..55ca686 100644
--- a/tftp/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/tftp/manifests/init.pp
@@ -76,8 +76,10 @@ class tftp::server {
     case $operatingsystem {
         debian,ubuntu: {
             service { "tftpd-hpa":
-                ensure => running,
-                enable => true,
+                ensure    => running,
+                hasstatus => true,
+                enable    => true,
+                require   => Package["tftp-server"],
             }
         }
         default: {