diff --git a/modules/services/web-servers/apache-httpd/default.nix b/modules/services/web-servers/apache-httpd/default.nix
index c0505a427aa9..ddb8e4f90de1 100644
--- a/modules/services/web-servers/apache-httpd/default.nix
+++ b/modules/services/web-servers/apache-httpd/default.nix
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ in
 
         description = "Apache HTTPD";
 
-        startOn = "started ${startingDependency}";
+        startOn = "started ${startingDependency} and filesystem";
 
         environment =
           { # !!! This should be added in test-instrumentation.nix.  It