diff --git a/manifests/wsgi/apache.pp b/manifests/wsgi/apache.pp
index c0fa5ac3..083c391c 100644
--- a/manifests/wsgi/apache.pp
+++ b/manifests/wsgi/apache.pp
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ class horizon::wsgi::apache (
     fail("Invalid redirect type '${redirect_type} provided.")
   }
 
-  Package['horizon'] -> Package[$::horizon::params::http_service]
-  File[$::horizon::params::config_file] ~> Service[$::horizon::params::http_service]
+  Package['horizon'] -> Package['httpd']
+  File[$::horizon::params::config_file] ~> Service['httpd']
 
   $unix_user = $::osfamily ? {
     'RedHat' => $::horizon::params::apache_user,
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class horizon::wsgi::apache (
     ensure  => directory,
     owner   => $unix_user,
     group   => $unix_group,
-    before  => Service[$::horizon::params::http_service],
+    before  => Service['httpd'],
     mode    => '0751',
     require => Package['horizon'],
   }
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ class horizon::wsgi::apache (
     ensure  => file,
     owner   => $unix_user,
     group   => $unix_group,
-    before  => Service[$::horizon::params::http_service],
+    before  => Service['httpd'],
     mode    => '0640',
     require => [ File[$::horizon::params::logdir], Package['horizon'] ],
   }
diff --git a/spec/classes/horizon_wsgi_apache_spec.rb b/spec/classes/horizon_wsgi_apache_spec.rb
index 9f1b0b03..dc9c66fb 100644
--- a/spec/classes/horizon_wsgi_apache_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/horizon_wsgi_apache_spec.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ describe 'horizon::wsgi::apache' do
         is_expected.to contain_class('apache')
         is_expected.to contain_class('apache::mod::wsgi')
         is_expected.to contain_service('httpd').with_name(platforms_params[:http_service])
+        is_expected.to contain_package('httpd').with_name(platforms_params[:http_service])
         is_expected.to contain_file(platforms_params[:httpd_config_file])
         is_expected.to contain_package('horizon').with_ensure('present')
         is_expected.to contain_apache__vhost('horizon_vhost').with(
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ describe 'horizon::wsgi::apache' do
         is_expected.to contain_class('apache')
         is_expected.to contain_class('apache::mod::wsgi')
         is_expected.to contain_service('httpd').with_name(platforms_params[:http_service])
+        is_expected.to contain_package('httpd').with_name(platforms_params[:http_service])
         is_expected.to contain_file(platforms_params[:httpd_config_file])
         is_expected.to contain_package('horizon').with_ensure('present')
         is_expected.to contain_apache__vhost('horizon_vhost').with(