diff --git a/manifests/api.pp b/manifests/api.pp
index 0558f97..437a33b 100644
--- a/manifests/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/api.pp
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ class cloudkitty::api (
         hasrestart => true,
         tag        => 'cloudkitty-service',
       }
+
+      Cloudkitty_api_paste_ini<||> ~> Service['cloudkitty-api']
     } elsif $service_name == 'httpd' {
       service { 'cloudkitty-api':
         ensure => 'stopped',
@@ -102,6 +104,8 @@ class cloudkitty::api (
 
       # we need to make sure cloudkitty-api/eventlet is stopped before trying to start apache
       Service['cloudkitty-api'] -> Service[$service_name]
+
+      Cloudkitty_api_paste_ini<||> ~> Service[$service_name]
     } else {
       fail('Invalid service_name. Only httpd for being run by a httpd server')
     }
diff --git a/manifests/deps.pp b/manifests/deps.pp
index 9b35dcc..b8460c1 100644
--- a/manifests/deps.pp
+++ b/manifests/deps.pp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class cloudkitty::deps {
   # paste-api.ini config should occur in the config block also.
   Anchor['cloudkitty::config::begin']
   -> Cloudkitty_api_paste_ini<||>
-  ~> Anchor['cloudkitty::config::end']
+  -> Anchor['cloudkitty::config::end']
 
   # all coordination settings should be applied and all packages should be
   # installed before service startup