diff --git a/cookbooks/reverse_proxy/recipes/default.rb b/cookbooks/reverse_proxy/recipes/default.rb
index 6619f20..0349ce2 100644
--- a/cookbooks/reverse_proxy/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/cookbooks/reverse_proxy/recipes/default.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package 'iptables-services'
 
 service 'iptables' do
-  action :enable
+  action [:enable, :start]
   supports :restart => true
 end
 
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