diff --git a/manifests/deps.pp b/manifests/deps.pp
index 7354724d..30abc6b0 100644
--- a/manifests/deps.pp
+++ b/manifests/deps.pp
@@ -43,9 +43,12 @@ class ironic::deps {
   -> anchor { 'ironic-inspector::dbsync::end': }
   ~> anchor { 'ironic-inspector::service::begin': }
   ~> Service<| tag == 'ironic-inspector-service' |>
-  ~> Service<| tag == 'ironic-inspector-dnsmasq-service' |>
   ~> anchor { 'ironic-inspector::service::end': }
 
+  Anchor['ironic-inspector::service::begin']
+  ~> Service<| tag == 'ironic-inspector-dnsmasq-service' |>
+  ~> Anchor['ironic-inspector::service::end']
+
   Anchor['ironic::db::end']
   -> Anchor['ironic-inspector::dbsync::begin']
 
diff --git a/manifests/inspector.pp b/manifests/inspector.pp
index 53328f5f..8e9c5356 100644
--- a/manifests/inspector.pp
+++ b/manifests/inspector.pp
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ class ironic::inspector (
     file { '/etc/ironic-inspector/dnsmasq.conf':
       ensure  => 'present',
       content => template('ironic/inspector_dnsmasq_tftp.erb'),
-      require => Anchor['ironic-inspector::config::begin'],
+      tag     => 'ironic-inspector-dnsmasq-file',
     }
     file { "${tftp_root_real}/pxelinux.cfg/default":
       ensure  => 'present',
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ class ironic::inspector (
       owner   => $::ironic::params::inspector_user,
       group   => $::ironic::params::inspector_group,
       content => template('ironic/inspector_pxelinux_cfg.erb'),
-      require => Anchor['ironic-inspector::config::begin'],
+      tag     => 'ironic-inspector-dnsmasq-file',
     }
   }
 
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ class ironic::inspector (
     file { '/etc/ironic-inspector/dnsmasq.conf':
       ensure  => 'present',
       content => template('ironic/inspector_dnsmasq_http.erb'),
-      require => Anchor['ironic-inspector::config::begin'],
+      tag     => 'ironic-inspector-dnsmasq-file',
     }
     file { "${http_root_real}/inspector.ipxe":
       ensure  => 'present',
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ class ironic::inspector (
       owner   => $::ironic::params::inspector_user,
       group   => $::ironic::params::inspector_group,
       content => template('ironic/inspector_ipxe.erb'),
-      require => Anchor['ironic-inspector::config::begin'],
+      tag     => 'ironic-inspector-dnsmasq-file',
     }
   }
 
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ class ironic::inspector (
       seltype => 'tftpdir_t',
       owner   => $::ironic::params::inspector_user,
       group   => $::ironic::params::inspector_group,
-      require => Anchor['ironic-inspector::config::begin'],
+      tag     => 'ironic-inspector-dnsmasq-file',
     }
     file { "${tftp_root_real}/ppc64le/default":
       ensure  => 'present',
@@ -303,10 +303,14 @@ class ironic::inspector (
       owner   => $::ironic::params::inspector_user,
       group   => $::ironic::params::inspector_group,
       content => template('ironic/inspector_pxelinux_cfg.erb'),
-      require => Anchor['ironic-inspector::config::begin'],
+      tag     => 'ironic-inspector-dnsmasq-file',
     }
   }
 
+  Anchor['ironic-inspector::config::begin']
+  -> File<| tag == 'ironic-inspector-dnsmasq-file' |>
+  -> Anchor['ironic-inspector::config::end']
+
   # Configure inspector.conf
 
   #Processing hooks string
diff --git a/spec/classes/ironic_inspector_spec.rb b/spec/classes/ironic_inspector_spec.rb
index 3c13591a..a237af36 100644
--- a/spec/classes/ironic_inspector_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/ironic_inspector_spec.rb
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ describe 'ironic::inspector' do
     it 'should contain file /etc/ironic-inspector/dnsmasq.conf' do
       is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/ironic-inspector/dnsmasq.conf').with(
         'ensure'  => 'present',
-        'require' => 'Anchor[ironic-inspector::config::begin]',
         'content' => /pxelinux/,
+        'tag'     => 'ironic-inspector-dnsmasq-file',
       )
       is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/ironic-inspector/dnsmasq.conf').with_content(
         /dhcp-range=192.168.0.100,192.168.0.120,10m/
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ describe 'ironic::inspector' do
         'group'   => 'ironic-inspector',
         'seltype' => 'tftpdir_t',
         'ensure'  => 'present',
-        'require' => 'Anchor[ironic-inspector::config::begin]',
         'content' => /default/,
+        'tag'     => 'ironic-inspector-dnsmasq-file',
       )
       is_expected.to contain_file('/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default').with_content(
         /^append initrd=agent.ramdisk ipa-inspection-callback-url=http:\/\/192.168.0.1:5050\/v1\/continue /
@@ -227,8 +227,8 @@ describe 'ironic::inspector' do
       it 'should contain file /etc/ironic-inspector/dnsmasq.conf' do
         is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/ironic-inspector/dnsmasq.conf').with(
           'ensure'  => 'present',
-          'require' => 'Anchor[ironic-inspector::config::begin]',
           'content' => /ipxe/,
+          'tag'     => 'ironic-inspector-dnsmasq-file',
         )
         is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/ironic-inspector/dnsmasq.conf').with_content(
             /dhcp-boot=tag:ipxe,http:\/\/192.168.0.1:3816\/inspector.ipxe/
@@ -268,7 +268,6 @@ describe 'ironic::inspector' do
           'group'   => 'ironic-inspector',
           'seltype' => 'httpd_sys_content_t',
           'ensure'  => 'present',
-          'require' => 'Anchor[ironic-inspector::config::begin]',
           'content' => /ipxe/,
         )
         is_expected.to contain_file('/var/www/httpboot/inspector.ipxe').with_content(
@@ -333,7 +332,6 @@ describe 'ironic::inspector' do
         is_expected.to contain_file('/tftpboot/ppc64le').with(
           'owner'   => 'ironic-inspector',
           'group'   => 'ironic-inspector',
-          'require' => 'Anchor[ironic-inspector::config::begin]',
           'ensure'  => 'directory',
           'seltype' => 'tftpdir_t',
         )
@@ -344,7 +342,6 @@ describe 'ironic::inspector' do
           'group'   => 'ironic-inspector',
           'seltype' => 'tftpdir_t',
           'ensure'  => 'present',
-          'require' => 'Anchor[ironic-inspector::config::begin]',
           'content' => /default/,
         )
         is_expected.to contain_file('/tftpboot/ppc64le/default').with_content(
@@ -375,8 +372,8 @@ describe 'ironic::inspector' do
           'group'   => 'ironic-inspector',
           'seltype' => 'tftpdir_t',
           'ensure'  => 'present',
-          'require' => 'Anchor[ironic-inspector::config::begin]',
           'content' => /default/,
+          'tag'     => 'ironic-inspector-dnsmasq-file',
         )
         is_expected.to contain_file('/tftpboot/ppc64le/default').with_content(
           /^append initrd=agent.ramdisk ipa-inspection-callback-url=http:\/\/192.168.0.1:5050\/v1\/continue /