diff --git a/manifests/mail.pp b/manifests/mail.pp
index 6ac28d8..f490bab 100644
--- a/manifests/mail.pp
+++ b/manifests/mail.pp
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@
       mode    => '0644',
       owner   => root,
       group   => root,
-      before  => Exec['dovecot'],
+      require => Exec['dovecot'],
+      notify  => Service['dovecot'],
     }
   }