diff --git a/lib/apache b/lib/apache
index 4d68b49767..76eae9c057 100644
--- a/lib/apache
+++ b/lib/apache
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ function install_apache_wsgi {
     elif is_fedora; then
         sudo rm -f /etc/httpd/conf.d/000-*
         install_package httpd python3-mod_wsgi
+        # rpm distros dont enable httpd by default so enable it to support reboots.
+        sudo systemctl enable httpd
         # For consistency with Ubuntu, switch to the worker mpm, as
         # the default is event
         sudo sed -i '/mod_mpm_prefork.so/s/^/#/g' /etc/httpd/conf.modules.d/00-mpm.conf
diff --git a/tools/fixup_stuff.sh b/tools/fixup_stuff.sh
index 0ec426b601..faea44f1e0 100755
--- a/tools/fixup_stuff.sh
+++ b/tools/fixup_stuff.sh
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ function fixup_fedora {
     # Disable selinux to avoid configuring to allow Apache access
     # to Horizon files (LP#1175444)
     if selinuxenabled; then
+        #persit selinux config across reboots
+        cat << EOF | sudo tee /etc/selinux/config
+SELINUX=permissive
+SELINUXTYPE=targeted
+EOF
+        # then disable at runtime
         sudo setenforce 0
     fi