diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/template.pp b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/template.pp
index 88e56337bb..b461de83db 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/template.pp
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/template.pp
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ class openstack_project::template (
       ensure     => running,
       enable     => true,
       hasrestart => true,
+      require    => Package['rsyslog'],
     }
     $rsyslog_notify = [ Service['rsyslog'] ]
   }