diff --git a/manifests/api.pp b/manifests/api.pp
index 265fbda5..8ff8fb09 100644
--- a/manifests/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/api.pp
@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ class aodh::api (
     }
   }
 
+  # On any paste-api.ini config change, we must restart Aodh API.
+  Aodh_api_paste_ini<||> ~> Service[$service_name]
+  # On any uwsgi config change, we must restart Aodh API.
+  Aodh_api_uwsgi_config<||> ~> Service[$service_name]
+
   aodh_config {
     'api/gnocchi_external_project_owner': value => $gnocchi_external_project_owner;
     'api/gnocchi_external_domain_name':   value => $gnocchi_external_domain_name;
diff --git a/manifests/coordination.pp b/manifests/coordination.pp
index ceb1f930..9a56947c 100644
--- a/manifests/coordination.pp
+++ b/manifests/coordination.pp
@@ -41,4 +41,8 @@ class aodh::coordination (
     'coordination/retry_backoff':      value => $retry_backoff;
     'coordination/max_retry_interval': value => $max_retry_interval;
   }
+
+  # all coordination settings should be applied and all packages should be
+  # installed before service startup
+  Oslo::Coordination['aodh_config'] -> Anchor['aodh::service::begin']
 }
diff --git a/manifests/db.pp b/manifests/db.pp
index 0753b142..dcf7e7e8 100644
--- a/manifests/db.pp
+++ b/manifests/db.pp
@@ -74,4 +74,8 @@ class aodh::db (
     pool_timeout            => $database_pool_timeout,
     mysql_enable_ndb        => $mysql_enable_ndb,
   }
+
+  # all db settings should be applied and all packages should be installed
+  # before dbsync starts
+  Oslo::Db['aodh_config'] -> Anchor['aodh::dbsync::begin']
 }
diff --git a/manifests/deps.pp b/manifests/deps.pp
index 76a26f3c..b8f6452a 100644
--- a/manifests/deps.pp
+++ b/manifests/deps.pp
@@ -24,28 +24,13 @@ class aodh::deps {
   ~> Service<| tag == 'aodh-service' |>
   ~> anchor { 'aodh::service::end': }
 
-  # paste-api.ini config should occur in the config block also.
   Anchor['aodh::config::begin']
   -> Aodh_api_paste_ini<||>
-  ~> Anchor['aodh::config::end']
-
-  # all coordination settings should be applied and all packages should be
-  # installed before service startup
-  Oslo::Coordination<||> -> Anchor['aodh::service::begin']
-
-  # all db settings should be applied and all packages should be installed
-  # before dbsync starts
-  Oslo::Db<||> -> Anchor['aodh::dbsync::begin']
-
-  # policy config should occur in the config block also.
-  Anchor['aodh::config::begin']
-  -> Openstacklib::Policy<| tag == 'aodh' |>
   -> Anchor['aodh::config::end']
 
-  # On any uwsgi config change, we must restart Aodh API.
   Anchor['aodh::config::begin']
   -> Aodh_api_uwsgi_config<||>
-  ~> Anchor['aodh::config::end']
+  -> Anchor['aodh::config::end']
 
   # Installation or config changes will always restart services.
   Anchor['aodh::install::end'] ~> Anchor['aodh::service::begin']
diff --git a/manifests/policy.pp b/manifests/policy.pp
index f5915394..ec2ff31c 100644
--- a/manifests/policy.pp
+++ b/manifests/policy.pp
@@ -65,11 +65,15 @@ class aodh::policy (
     file_group   => $::aodh::params::group,
     file_format  => 'yaml',
     purge_config => $purge_config,
-    tag          => 'aodh',
   }
 
   create_resources('openstacklib::policy', { $policy_path => $policy_parameters })
 
+  # policy config should occur in the config block also.
+  Anchor['aodh::config::begin']
+  -> Openstacklib::Policy[$policy_path]
+  -> Anchor['aodh::config::end']
+
   oslo::policy { 'aodh_config':
     enforce_scope        => $enforce_scope,
     enforce_new_defaults => $enforce_new_defaults,
@@ -77,5 +81,4 @@ class aodh::policy (
     policy_default_rule  => $policy_default_rule,
     policy_dirs          => $policy_dirs,
   }
-
 }
diff --git a/spec/classes/aodh_policy_spec.rb b/spec/classes/aodh_policy_spec.rb
index 5af2aab8..0907825d 100644
--- a/spec/classes/aodh_policy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/aodh_policy_spec.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ describe 'aodh::policy' do
           :file_group   => 'aodh',
           :file_format  => 'yaml',
           :purge_config => false,
-          :tag          => 'aodh',
         )
         is_expected.to contain_oslo__policy('aodh_config').with(
           :enforce_scope        => false,
@@ -64,7 +63,6 @@ describe 'aodh::policy' do
           :file_group   => 'aodh',
           :file_format  => 'yaml',
           :purge_config => true,
-          :tag          => 'aodh',
         )
         is_expected.to contain_oslo__policy('aodh_config').with(
           :enforce_scope        => false,