diff --git a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/instance.pp b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/instance.pp
index 5f51af2c..7cb44fbc 100644
--- a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/instance.pp
+++ b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/worker/instance.pp
@@ -1,56 +1,57 @@
 # Instance of a worker
 define profile::swh::deploy::worker::instance (
   $ensure = present,
   $max_tasks_per_child = 5,
   $instance_name = $title,
   $limit_no_file = undef,
   $private_tmp = undef)
 {
   include ::profile::swh::deploy::worker::base
 
   $service_basename = "swh-worker@${instance_name}"
   $service_name = "${service_basename}.service"
   $concurrency = lookup("swh::deploy::worker::${instance_name}::concurrency")
   $loglevel = lookup("swh::deploy::worker::${instance_name}::loglevel")
   $config_file = lookup("swh::deploy::worker::${instance_name}::config_file")
   $config = lookup("swh::deploy::worker::${instance_name}::config", Hash, 'deep')
 
   case $ensure {
     'present', 'running': {
       # Uses variables
       # - $concurrency
       # - $loglevel
       # - $max_tasks_per_child
       ::systemd::dropin_file {"${service_basename}/parameters.conf":
         ensure   => present,
         unit     => $service_name,
         filename => 'parameters.conf',
         content  => template('profile/swh/deploy/worker/parameters.conf.erb'),
       }
 
+      file {$config_file:
+        ensure  => 'present',
+        owner   => 'swhworker',
+        group   => 'swhworker',
+        mode    => '0644',
+        content => inline_template("<%= @config.to_yaml %>\n"),
+      }
+
       if $ensure == 'running' {
         service {$service_basename:
           ensure  => $ensure,
           require => [
             File[$config_file],
           ]
         }
 
-        file {$config_file:
-          ensure  => 'present',
-          owner   => 'swhworker',
-          group   => 'swhworker',
-          mode    => '0644',
-          content => inline_template("<%= @config.to_yaml %>\n"),
-        }
       }
     }
     default: {
       ::systemd::dropin_file {"${service_basename}/parameters.conf":
         ensure   => absent,
         unit     => $service_name,
         filename => 'parameters.conf',
       }
     }
   }
 }