diff --git a/mythtv/manifests/init.pp b/mythtv/manifests/init.pp
index 18a3d13..34db22c 100644
--- a/mythtv/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/mythtv/manifests/init.pp
@@ -152,11 +152,15 @@ class mythtv::mythweb {
         }
     }
 
+    if ! $apache::sslserver::group {
+        fail("\$apache::sslserver::group not defined, include apache::sslserver class before mythtv::mythweb class")
+    }
+
     file { "/usr/share/mythweb/data":
         ensure  => directory,
         mode    => 0770,
         owner   => root,
-        group   => httpsd,
+        group   => $apache::sslserver::group,
         seltype => "httpd_sys_rw_content_t",
         require => Package["mythweb"],
     }