diff --git a/apache/config.sls b/apache/config.sls
index 677bd6c..6a29683 100644
--- a/apache/config.sls
+++ b/apache/config.sls
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ include:
     - context:
       apache: {{ apache }}
 
+{{ apache.vhostdir }}:
+  file.directory:
+    - makedirs: True
+    - require:
+      - pkg: apache
+    - watch_in:
+      - service: apache
+
 {% if grains['os_family']=="Debian" %}
 /etc/apache2/envvars:
   file.managed:
diff --git a/apache/init.sls b/apache/init.sls
index becb3d6..9731c5b 100644
--- a/apache/init.sls
+++ b/apache/init.sls
@@ -14,14 +14,6 @@ apache:
     - name: {{ apache.service }}
     - enable: True
 
-{{ apache.vhostdir }}:
-  file.directory:
-    - makedirs: True
-    - require:
-      - pkg: apache
-    - watch_in:
-      - service: apache
-
 # The following states are inert by default and can be used by other states to
 # trigger a restart or reload as needed.
 apache-reload: