diff --git a/barbican/server.sls b/barbican/server.sls
index 667e8d7..b64e34c 100644
--- a/barbican/server.sls
+++ b/barbican/server.sls
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@
   service.running:
   - enable: true
   - name: apache2
+  - init_delay: 5
   {%- if grains.get('noservices') %}
   - onlyif: /bin/false
   {%- endif %}