diff --git a/contrib/devstack/lib/designate b/contrib/devstack/lib/designate
index 76d5a832a..20811f236 100644
--- a/contrib/devstack/lib/designate
+++ b/contrib/devstack/lib/designate
@@ -290,6 +290,8 @@ function init_designate {
 
 # install_designate - Collect source and prepare
 function install_designate {
+    install_package libcap2-bin
+
     if is_fedora; then
         # This package provides `dig`
         install_package bind-utils
diff --git a/contrib/devstack/lib/designate_plugins/backend-bind9 b/contrib/devstack/lib/designate_plugins/backend-bind9
index c7382f438..ffd093221 100644
--- a/contrib/devstack/lib/designate_plugins/backend-bind9
+++ b/contrib/devstack/lib/designate_plugins/backend-bind9
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ function install_designate_backend {
         sudo tee /etc/apparmor.d/local/usr.sbin.named > /dev/null << EOF
 $DESIGNATE_STATE_PATH/bind9/** rw,
 EOF
-        restart_service apparmor
+        restart_service apparmor || :
     fi
 }