diff --git a/manifests/coordination.pp b/manifests/coordination.pp
index afcc73d..f501163 100644
--- a/manifests/coordination.pp
+++ b/manifests/coordination.pp
@@ -26,4 +26,8 @@ class mistral::coordination (
   mistral_config {
     'coordination/heartbeat_interval': value => $heartbeat_interval;
   }
+
+  # all coordination settings should be applied and all packages should be
+  # installed before service startup
+  Oslo::Coordination['mistral_config'] -> Anchor['mistral::service::begin']
 }
diff --git a/manifests/db.pp b/manifests/db.pp
index 970857f..27e12d5 100644
--- a/manifests/db.pp
+++ b/manifests/db.pp
@@ -69,4 +69,7 @@ class mistral::db (
     db_max_retries          => $database_db_max_retries,
   }
 
+  # all db settings should be applied and all packages should be installed
+  # before dbsync starts
+  Oslo::Db['mistral_config'] -> Anchor['mistral::dbsync::begin']
 }
diff --git a/manifests/deps.pp b/manifests/deps.pp
index b41e79c..302f38a 100644
--- a/manifests/deps.pp
+++ b/manifests/deps.pp
@@ -24,19 +24,6 @@ class mistral::deps {
   ~> Service<| tag == 'mistral-service' |>
   ~> anchor { 'mistral::service::end': }
 
-  # all coordination settings should be applied and all packages should be
-  # installed before service startup
-  Oslo::Coordination<||> -> Anchor['mistral::service::begin']
-
-  # all db settings should be applied and all packages should be installed
-  # before dbsync starts
-  Oslo::Db<||> -> Anchor['mistral::dbsync::begin']
-
-  # policy config should occur in the config block
-  Anchor['mistral::config::begin']
-  -> Openstacklib::Policy<| tag == 'mistral' |>
-  -> Anchor['mistral::config::end']
-
   # We need openstackclient before marking service end so that mistral
   # will have clients available to create resources. This tag handles the
   # openstackclient but indirectly since the client is not available in
diff --git a/manifests/keystone/authtoken.pp b/manifests/keystone/authtoken.pp
index 1c0cf23..5b9c678 100644
--- a/manifests/keystone/authtoken.pp
+++ b/manifests/keystone/authtoken.pp
@@ -279,4 +279,6 @@ class mistral::keystone::authtoken(
       service_type                   => $service_type,
       interface                      => $interface;
   }
+
+  Keystone::Resource::Authtoken['mistral_config'] -> Anchor['mistral::config::end']
 }
diff --git a/manifests/policy.pp b/manifests/policy.pp
index 0669b76..4b0e9f1 100644
--- a/manifests/policy.pp
+++ b/manifests/policy.pp
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ class mistral::policy (
 
   create_resources('openstacklib::policy', { $policy_path => $policy_parameters })
 
+  # policy config should occur in the config block
+  Anchor['mistral::config::begin']
+  -> Openstacklib::Policy[$policy_path]
+  -> Anchor['mistral::config::end']
+
   oslo::policy { 'mistral_config':
     enforce_scope        => $enforce_scope,
     enforce_new_defaults => $enforce_new_defaults,