diff --git a/hooks/glance_relations.py b/hooks/glance_relations.py
index f7c92f4e..f038ddc1 100755
--- a/hooks/glance_relations.py
+++ b/hooks/glance_relations.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
-from subprocess import (
-    check_call,
-    call
-)
 import sys
 
+from subprocess import (
+    call,
+    check_call,
+)
+
 from glance_utils import (
     do_openstack_upgrade,
     migrate_database,
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import (
 )
 from charmhelpers.core.host import (
     restart_on_change,
+    service_reload,
     service_stop,
 )
 from charmhelpers.fetch import (
@@ -164,7 +166,8 @@ def db_changed():
             status = call(['glance-manage', 'db_version'])
             if status != 0:
                 juju_log('Setting version_control to 0')
-                check_call(["glance-manage", "version_control", "0"])
+                cmd = ["glance-manage", "version_control", "0"]
+                check_call(cmd)
 
         juju_log('Cluster leader, performing db sync')
         migrate_database()
@@ -189,7 +192,8 @@ def pgsql_db_changed():
             status = call(['glance-manage', 'db_version'])
             if status != 0:
                 juju_log('Setting version_control to 0')
-                check_call(["glance-manage", "version_control", "0"])
+                cmd = ["glance-manage", "version_control", "0"]
+                check_call(cmd)
 
         juju_log('Cluster leader, performing db sync')
         migrate_database()
@@ -462,6 +466,10 @@ def configure_https():
         cmd = ['a2dissite', 'openstack_https_frontend']
         check_call(cmd)
 
+    # TODO: improve this by checking if local CN certs are available
+    # first then checking reload status (see LP #1433114).
+    service_reload('apache2', restart_on_failure=True)
+
     for r_id in relation_ids('identity-service'):
         keystone_joined(relation_id=r_id)
     for r_id in relation_ids('image-service'):
diff --git a/unit_tests/test_glance_relations.py b/unit_tests/test_glance_relations.py
index 70050fd8..566a0aa8 100644
--- a/unit_tests/test_glance_relations.py
+++ b/unit_tests/test_glance_relations.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ TO_PATCH = [
     'apt_install',
     'apt_update',
     'restart_on_change',
+    'service_reload',
     'service_stop',
     # charmhelpers.contrib.openstack.utils
     'configure_installation_source',
@@ -604,8 +605,9 @@ class GlanceRelationTests(CharmTestCase):
         configs.write = MagicMock()
         self.relation_ids.return_value = ['identity-service:0']
         relations.configure_https()
-        cmd = ['a2ensite', 'openstack_https_frontend']
-        self.check_call.assert_called_with(cmd)
+        calls = [call('a2dissite', 'openstack_https_frontend'),
+                 call('service', 'apache2', 'reload')]
+        self.check_call.assert_called_has_calls(calls)
         keystone_joined.assert_called_with(relation_id='identity-service:0')
 
     @patch.object(relations, 'keystone_joined')
@@ -617,8 +619,9 @@ class GlanceRelationTests(CharmTestCase):
         configs.write = MagicMock()
         self.relation_ids.return_value = ['identity-service:0']
         relations.configure_https()
-        cmd = ['a2dissite', 'openstack_https_frontend']
-        self.check_call.assert_called_with(cmd)
+        calls = [call('a2dissite', 'openstack_https_frontend'),
+                 call('service', 'apache2', 'reload')]
+        self.check_call.assert_called_has_calls(calls)
         keystone_joined.assert_called_with(relation_id='identity-service:0')
 
     @patch.object(relations, 'image_service_joined')
@@ -630,8 +633,9 @@ class GlanceRelationTests(CharmTestCase):
         configs.write = MagicMock()
         self.relation_ids.return_value = ['image-service:0']
         relations.configure_https()
-        cmd = ['a2ensite', 'openstack_https_frontend']
-        self.check_call.assert_called_with(cmd)
+        calls = [call('a2dissite', 'openstack_https_frontend'),
+                 call('service', 'apache2', 'reload')]
+        self.check_call.assert_called_has_calls(calls)
         image_service_joined.assert_called_with(relation_id='image-service:0')
 
     @patch.object(relations, 'image_service_joined')
@@ -643,8 +647,9 @@ class GlanceRelationTests(CharmTestCase):
         configs.write = MagicMock()
         self.relation_ids.return_value = ['image-service:0']
         relations.configure_https()
-        cmd = ['a2dissite', 'openstack_https_frontend']
-        self.check_call.assert_called_with(cmd)
+        calls = [call('a2dissite', 'openstack_https_frontend'),
+                 call('service', 'apache2', 'reload')]
+        self.check_call.assert_called_has_calls(calls)
         image_service_joined.assert_called_with(relation_id='image-service:0')
 
     def test_amqp_joined(self):