diff --git a/manifests/deps.pp b/manifests/deps.pp
index 4e98aab..56446c4 100644
--- a/manifests/deps.pp
+++ b/manifests/deps.pp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class vitrage::deps {
 
   # policy config should occur in the config block also.
   Anchor['vitrage::config::begin']
-  -> Openstacklib::Policy<||>
+  -> Openstacklib::Policy<| tag == 'vitrage' |>
   ~> Anchor['vitrage::config::end']
 
   # all coordination settings should be applied and all packages should be
diff --git a/manifests/policy.pp b/manifests/policy.pp
index dba7a84..7ba5b95 100644
--- a/manifests/policy.pp
+++ b/manifests/policy.pp
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ class vitrage::policy (
     file_group   => $::vitrage::params::group,
     file_format  => 'yaml',
     purge_config => $purge_config,
+    tag          => 'vitrage',
   }
 
   create_resources('openstacklib::policy', { $policy_path => $policy_parameters })
diff --git a/spec/classes/vitrage_policy_spec.rb b/spec/classes/vitrage_policy_spec.rb
index e791b6a..ff4e9e4 100644
--- a/spec/classes/vitrage_policy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/vitrage_policy_spec.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ describe 'vitrage::policy' do
           :file_group   => 'vitrage',
           :file_format  => 'yaml',
           :purge_config => false,
+          :tag          => 'vitrage',
         )
         is_expected.to contain_oslo__policy('vitrage_config').with(
           :enforce_scope        => false,
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ describe 'vitrage::policy' do
           :file_group   => 'vitrage',
           :file_format  => 'yaml',
           :purge_config => true,
+          :tag          => 'vitrage',
         )
         is_expected.to contain_oslo__policy('vitrage_config').with(
           :enforce_scope        => false,