diff --git a/ldap/manifests/init.pp b/ldap/manifests/init.pp
index 0a3b288..e2c146a 100644
--- a/ldap/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/ldap/manifests/init.pp
@@ -501,6 +501,7 @@ class ldap::server {
         owner   => "root",
         group   => $group,
         require => Exec["generate-slapd-database-config"],
+        notify  => Service["slapd"],
     }
     exec { "generate-slapd-database-config":
         command     => "find ${config}/slapd.conf.d/db.*.conf -exec echo 'include {}' \; > ${config}/slapd.conf.d/database.conf",