diff --git a/roles/phabricator/tasks/main.yml b/roles/phabricator/tasks/main.yml
index a02c4efd45..bc696bad2e 100644
--- a/roles/phabricator/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/phabricator/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+---
+- name: start httpd (provided in the apache role)
+  service: name=httpd state=started
+
 - name: ensure packages required for phabricator are installed (yum)
   yum: name={{ item }} state=present enablerepo={{ extra_enablerepos }}
   with_items: