diff --git a/salt/profile/lighttpd/init.sls b/salt/profile/lighttpd/init.sls
index 1d4f9e9..662f8f1 100644
--- a/salt/profile/lighttpd/init.sls
+++ b/salt/profile/lighttpd/init.sls
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ lighttpd_files:
     - group: lighttpd
     - mode: '0640'
     - template: jinja
+    - watch_in:
+      - service: lighttpd_service
     - names:
       - /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf:
         - source: salt:///{{ slspath }}/files/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf.j2
@@ -40,3 +42,6 @@ lighttpd_service:
   service.running:
     - name: lighttpd.service
     - enable: True
+    - reload: True
+    - require:
+      - pkg: lighttpd_packages