diff --git a/roles/people/tasks/main.yml b/roles/people/tasks/main.yml
index e5fdccae3a..129df7fc90 100644
--- a/roles/people/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/people/tasks/main.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@
   tags:
   - people
 
+- name: start httpd
+  service: service: name="httpd" state=started
+  tags:
+  - people
+
 - name: set selinux booleans needed for people
   seboolean: name=httpd_enable_homedirs state=true persistent=true
   with_items: