diff --git a/spamassassin/manifests/init.pp b/spamassassin/manifests/init.pp
index ae8d71d..229ce17 100644
--- a/spamassassin/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/spamassassin/manifests/init.pp
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ class spamassassin::common {
         ensure => present,
     }
 
+    service { "spamassassin":
+        ensure    => running,
+        enable    => true,
+        hasstatus => true,
+        require   => Package["spamassassin"],
+    }
+
 }
 
 # Install spamassassin using procmail