diff --git a/manifests/api.pp b/manifests/api.pp
index 576248f4..0a80c68d 100644
--- a/manifests/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/api.pp
@@ -482,13 +482,13 @@ Use the parameters of the barbican class.")
           enable => false,
           tag    => 'barbican-service',
         }
-        Service <| title == 'httpd' |> { tag +> 'barbican-service' }
 
         # we need to make sure barbican-api is stopped before trying to start apache
         Service['barbican-api'] -> Service[$service_name]
 
       }
 
+      Service <| title == 'httpd' |> { tag +> 'barbican-service' }
       # On any paste-api.ini config change, we must restart Barbican API.
       Barbican_api_paste_ini<||> ~> Service[$service_name]