diff --git a/manifests/mod/dav_svn.pp b/manifests/mod/dav_svn.pp
index 916e8306..4c04d1b3 100644
--- a/manifests/mod/dav_svn.pp
+++ b/manifests/mod/dav_svn.pp
@@ -1,36 +1,32 @@
 # @summary
 #   Installs and configures `mod_dav_svn`.
 # 
 # @param authz_svn_enabled
 #   Specifies whether to install Apache mod_authz_svn
 # 
 # @see https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_dav_svn.html for additional documentation.
 #
 class apache::mod::dav_svn (
   $authz_svn_enabled = false,
 ) {
   Class['::apache::mod::dav'] -> Class['::apache::mod::dav_svn']
   include apache
   include apache::mod::dav
   if($::operatingsystem == 'SLES' and versioncmp($::operatingsystemmajrelease, '12') < 0) {
     package { 'subversion-server':
       ensure   => 'installed',
       provider => 'zypper',
     }
   }
 
   ::apache::mod { 'dav_svn': }
 
-  if $::osfamily == 'Debian' and ! ($::operatingsystemmajrelease in ['6', '9', '16.04', '18.04']) {
-    $loadfile_name = undef
-  } else {
-    $loadfile_name = 'dav_svn_authz_svn.load'
-  }
-
   if $authz_svn_enabled {
     ::apache::mod { 'authz_svn':
-      loadfile_name => $loadfile_name,
+      # authz_svn depends on symbols from the dav_svn module,
+      # therefore, make sure authz_svn is loaded after dav_svn.
+      loadfile_name => 'dav_svn_authz_svn.load',
       require       => Apache::Mod['dav_svn'],
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/spec/classes/mod/dav_svn_spec.rb b/spec/classes/mod/dav_svn_spec.rb
index 68d6bede..affdb367 100644
--- a/spec/classes/mod/dav_svn_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/mod/dav_svn_spec.rb
@@ -1,96 +1,96 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe 'apache::mod::dav_svn', type: :class do
   it_behaves_like 'a mod class, without including apache'
 
   context 'default configuration with parameters' do
     context 'on a Debian OS' do
       include_examples 'Debian 8'
 
       it { is_expected.to contain_class('apache::params') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_apache__mod('dav_svn') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_package('libapache2-svn') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_file('dav_svn.load').with_content(%r{LoadModule dav_svn_module}) }
       describe 'with parameters' do
         let :params do
           {
             'authz_svn_enabled' => true,
           }
         end
 
         it { is_expected.to contain_class('apache::params') }
         it { is_expected.to contain_apache__mod('dav_svn') }
         it { is_expected.to contain_package('libapache2-svn') }
         it { is_expected.to contain_apache__mod('authz_svn') }
-        it { is_expected.to contain_file('authz_svn.load').with_content(%r{LoadModule authz_svn_module}) }
+        it { is_expected.to contain_file('dav_svn_authz_svn.load').with_content(%r{LoadModule authz_svn_module}) }
       end
     end
     context 'on a RedHat OS' do
       include_examples 'RedHat 6'
 
       it { is_expected.to contain_class('apache::params') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_apache__mod('dav_svn') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_package('mod_dav_svn') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_file('dav_svn.load').with_content(%r{LoadModule dav_svn_module}) }
       describe 'with parameters' do
         let :params do
           {
             'authz_svn_enabled' => true,
           }
         end
 
         it { is_expected.to contain_class('apache::params') }
         it { is_expected.to contain_apache__mod('dav_svn') }
         it { is_expected.to contain_package('mod_dav_svn') }
         it { is_expected.to contain_apache__mod('authz_svn') }
         it { is_expected.to contain_file('dav_svn_authz_svn.load').with_content(%r{LoadModule authz_svn_module}) }
       end
     end
     context 'on a FreeBSD OS' do
       include_examples 'FreeBSD 9'
 
       it { is_expected.to contain_class('apache::params') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_apache__mod('dav_svn') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_package('devel/subversion') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_file('dav_svn.load').with_content(%r{LoadModule dav_svn_module}) }
 
       describe 'with parameters' do
         let :params do
           {
             'authz_svn_enabled' => true,
           }
         end
 
         it { is_expected.to contain_class('apache::params') }
         it { is_expected.to contain_apache__mod('dav_svn') }
         it { is_expected.to contain_package('devel/subversion') }
         it { is_expected.to contain_apache__mod('authz_svn') }
         it { is_expected.to contain_file('dav_svn_authz_svn.load').with_content(%r{LoadModule authz_svn_module}) }
       end
     end
     context 'on a Gentoo OS', :compile do
       include_examples 'Gentoo'
 
       it { is_expected.to contain_class('apache::params') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_apache__mod('dav_svn') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_package('dev-vcs/subversion') }
       it { is_expected.to contain_file('dav_svn.load').with_content(%r{LoadModule dav_svn_module}) }
 
       describe 'with parameters' do
         let :params do
           {
             'authz_svn_enabled' => true,
           }
         end
 
         it { is_expected.to contain_class('apache::params') }
         it { is_expected.to contain_apache__mod('dav_svn') }
         it { is_expected.to contain_package('dev-vcs/subversion') }
         it { is_expected.to contain_apache__mod('authz_svn') }
         it { is_expected.to contain_file('dav_svn_authz_svn.load').with_content(%r{LoadModule authz_svn_module}) }
       end
     end
   end
 end