diff --git a/packstack/puppet/templates/nagios_nrpe.pp b/packstack/puppet/templates/nagios_nrpe.pp
index 61f23c095..453cecd14 100644
--- a/packstack/puppet/templates/nagios_nrpe.pp
+++ b/packstack/puppet/templates/nagios_nrpe.pp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class{'nagios_configs':
 
 service{'nrpe':
     ensure => running,
+    enable => true,
     hasstatus => true,
 }
 
diff --git a/packstack/puppet/templates/nagios_server.pp b/packstack/puppet/templates/nagios_server.pp
index 8a0f16a80..84362544d 100644
--- a/packstack/puppet/templates/nagios_server.pp
+++ b/packstack/puppet/templates/nagios_server.pp
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ file { '/etc/httpd/conf.d/nagios.conf':}
 
 service{['nagios']:
     ensure => running,
+    enable => true,
     hasstatus => true,
 }