diff --git a/manifests/nginx.pp b/manifests/nginx.pp
index f4f524a74e5b02b09fc4e6dc7a4574f2cd176bfc..eff8d0611b92bd2b8902816b4e208b763f77cecb 100644
--- a/manifests/nginx.pp
+++ b/manifests/nginx.pp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class egg::nginx () {
 
   # Housekeeping
   service { 'nginx':
-    ensure => 'stopped',
+    ensure => 'running',
     enable => true,
   }
   firewalld_service { 'Allow http in the liu Zone':