diff --git a/manifests/plugin.pp b/manifests/plugin.pp
index 84e62d4f8..7f219c8e8 100644
--- a/manifests/plugin.pp
+++ b/manifests/plugin.pp
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@
     proxy                      => $_proxy,
     plugin_dir                 => $elasticsearch::real_plugindir,
     plugin_path                => $module_dir,
+    before                     => Service['elasticsearch'],
   }
   -> file { "${elasticsearch::real_plugindir}/${_module_dir}":
     ensure  => $_file_ensure,
diff --git a/spec/defines/004_elasticsearch_plugin_spec.rb b/spec/defines/004_elasticsearch_plugin_spec.rb
index 48a99af24..f22e3213e 100644
--- a/spec/defines/004_elasticsearch_plugin_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/004_elasticsearch_plugin_spec.rb
@@ -294,7 +294,13 @@ class { 'elasticsearch': }
           'Class[elasticsearch::config]'
         )}
 
-        include_examples('class')
+        it { should contain_elasticsearch_plugin(
+          'head'
+        ).that_comes_before(
+          'Service[elasticsearch]'
+        )}
+
+        include_examples 'class'
       end
     end
   end