diff --git a/roles/docker-distribution-proxy/tasks/main.yml b/roles/docker-distribution-proxy/tasks/main.yml
index e651519bf6..2bc0a915af 100644
--- a/roles/docker-distribution-proxy/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/docker-distribution-proxy/tasks/main.yml
@@ -40,3 +40,8 @@
     dest: "/etc/httpd/conf.d/docker-registry-vhost.conf"
   notify: reload httpd
 
+- name: start and enable httpd
+  service:
+    name: httpd
+    state: started
+    enabled: yes