diff --git a/manifests/pool.pp b/manifests/pool.pp
index 40675406..2d0df203 100644
--- a/manifests/pool.pp
+++ b/manifests/pool.pp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ ceph osd pool set ${name} pgp_num ${pgp_num}",
         unless  => "/bin/true # comment to satisfy puppet syntax requirements
 set -ex
 test $(ceph osd pool get ${name} pgp_num | sed 's/.*:\s*//g') -ge ${pgp_num}",
-        require => Exec["create-${name}"],
+        require => [Exec["create-${name}"], Exec["set-${name}-pg_num"]],
         timeout => $exec_timeout,
       }
     }
diff --git a/spec/defines/ceph_pool_spec.rb b/spec/defines/ceph_pool_spec.rb
index 490e22d5..1510ea1f 100644
--- a/spec/defines/ceph_pool_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/ceph_pool_spec.rb
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe 'ceph::pool' do
         )
         is_expected.to contain_exec('set-volumes-pgp_num').with(
           'command' => "/bin/true # comment to satisfy puppet syntax requirements\nset -ex\nceph osd pool set volumes pgp_num 4"
-        )
+        ).that_requires('Exec[set-volumes-pg_num]')
         is_expected.to contain_exec('set-volumes-size').with(
           'command' => "/bin/true # comment to satisfy puppet syntax requirements\nset -ex\nceph osd pool set volumes size 2"
         )