diff --git a/nginx/common.sls b/nginx/common.sls
index b98dc64..9e1b7a3 100644
--- a/nginx/common.sls
+++ b/nginx/common.sls
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     - source: salt://nginx/templates/config.jinja
     - require:
       - file: /etc/nginx
+      - pkg: nginx
 
 {% for dir in ('sites-enabled', 'sites-available') %}
 /etc/nginx/{{ dir }}:
diff --git a/nginx/package.sls b/nginx/package.sls
index cc5708a..a76d260 100644
--- a/nginx/package.sls
+++ b/nginx/package.sls
@@ -114,4 +114,5 @@ nginx:
 /etc/init.d/nginx:
   file.symlink:
     - target: /lib/init/upstart-job
+    - force: True
 {% endif %}