diff --git a/puppet/services/database/redis.yaml b/puppet/services/database/redis.yaml
index bd96823b83..bdcc4fcd77 100644
--- a/puppet/services/database/redis.yaml
+++ b/puppet/services/database/redis.yaml
@@ -77,3 +77,6 @@ outputs:
           tags: step3
           yum: name=redis state=latest
           when: redis_enabled.rc != 0
+        - name: Start redis service
+          tags: step4
+          service: name=redis state=started