diff --git a/elements/apache2/os-refresh-config/post-configure.d/15-apache2 b/elements/apache2/os-refresh-config/post-configure.d/15-apache2
index d8fb68f15..1460cbf79 100755
--- a/elements/apache2/os-refresh-config/post-configure.d/15-apache2
+++ b/elements/apache2/os-refresh-config/post-configure.d/15-apache2
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ if [ -f /etc/debian_version ]; then
 fi
 
 # Pick up on any config changes other elements may have done
+# if service is not running reload isnt sufficient, so restart
 if [ -f /etc/debian_version ]; then
-    service apache2 reload
+    service apache2 reload || service apache2 restart
 elif [ -f /etc/yum.conf ]; then
-    service httpd reload
+    service httpd reload || service httpd restart
 fi
diff --git a/elements/horizon/install.d/horizon-source-install/100-horizon b/elements/horizon/install.d/horizon-source-install/100-horizon
index 5f9af5a9a..cd06d9da2 100755
--- a/elements/horizon/install.d/horizon-source-install/100-horizon
+++ b/elements/horizon/install.d/horizon-source-install/100-horizon
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ install-packages libapache2-mod-wsgi
 
 if [ -d /etc/apache2 ]; then
     ln -s /etc/httpd/conf.d/horizon.conf /etc/apache2/sites-available/horizon.conf
-    ln -s /etc/httpd/sites-available/horizon.conf /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/horizon.conf
+    ln -s /etc/httpd/conf.d/horizon.conf /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/horizon.conf
+    ln -s /var/log/apache2 /var/log/httpd
+    rm -f /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/{000-default.conf,default.conf,default-ssl.conf}
 fi
 
 os-svc-install -n horizon -u horizon -r /opt/stack/horizon