diff --git a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/loader_deposit.pp b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/loader_deposit.pp
index f65aefb0..004a7b46 100644
--- a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/loader_deposit.pp
+++ b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/loader_deposit.pp
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 # Deployment for swh-loader-deposit
 class profile::swh::deploy::worker::loader_deposit {
   $packages = ['python3-swh.deposit.loader']
   $private_tmp = lookup('swh::deploy::worker::loader_deposit::private_tmp')
 
   package {$packages:
     ensure => 'present',
   }
 
   # This installs the swh-worker@$service_name service
   ::profile::swh::deploy::worker::instance {'loader_deposit':
-    ensure       => running,
+    ensure       => 'present',
     private_tmp  => $private_tmp,
     require      => [
       Package[$packages],
     ],
   }
 }
diff --git a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/loader_mercurial.pp b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/loader_mercurial.pp
index 5d5e2541..fd30730b 100644
--- a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/loader_mercurial.pp
+++ b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/loader_mercurial.pp
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 # Deployment for swh-loader-mercurial (disk)
 class profile::swh::deploy::worker::loader_mercurial {
   $private_tmp = lookup('swh::deploy::worker::loader_mercurial::private_tmp')
   $packages = ['python3-swh.loader.mercurial']
 
   package {$packages:
     ensure => 'present',
   }
 
   ::profile::swh::deploy::worker::instance {'loader_mercurial':
-    ensure       => running,
+    ensure       => 'present',
     private_tmp  => $private_tmp,
     require      => [
       Package[$packages],
     ],
   }
 }