diff --git a/auditd/rules.sls b/auditd/rules.sls
index 79202b4..189ec48 100644
--- a/auditd/rules.sls
+++ b/auditd/rules.sls
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
     - mode: 0640
     - require:
       - pkg: auditd_packages
-    - watch_in:
-      - service: auditd_service
 
 {%- if grains.get('virtual_subtype', None) not in ['Docker', 'LXC'] %}
 reload_rules:
diff --git a/auditd/service.sls b/auditd/service.sls
index f568d4e..285fb32 100644
--- a/auditd/service.sls
+++ b/auditd/service.sls
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
     - name: {{ service.name }}
     - require:
       - pkg: auditd_packages
+    - retry:
+        attempts: 3
+        interval: 10
 
 /etc/audit/auditd.conf:
   file.managed: