diff --git a/bundles/powerdns/items.py b/bundles/powerdns/items.py
index 728bf6f..c856425 100644
--- a/bundles/powerdns/items.py
+++ b/bundles/powerdns/items.py
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ files = {
 svc_systemd = {
     'pdns': {
         'needs': {
-            'directory:',
-            'file:',
             'pkg_apt:pdns-server',
             'pkg_apt:pdns-backend-bind',
             'pkg_apt:pdns-backend-pgsql',
@@ -111,12 +109,18 @@ if node.metadata['powerdns'].get('features', {}).get('bind', False):
             'triggers': {
                 'action:powerdns_reload_zones',
             },
+            'needed_by': {
+                'svc_systemd:pdns',
+            },
         }
 
     files['/etc/powerdns/pdns.d/bind.conf'] = {
         'needs': {
             'pkg_apt:pdns-backend-bind',
         },
+        'needed_by': {
+            'svc_systemd:pdns',
+        },
         'triggers': {
             'action:powerdns_reload_zones',
         },
@@ -130,6 +134,9 @@ if node.metadata['powerdns'].get('features', {}).get('bind', False):
         'needs': {
             'pkg_apt:pdns-backend-bind',
         },
+        'needed_by': {
+            'svc_systemd:pdns',
+        },
         'triggers': {
             'action:powerdns_reload_zones',
         },
@@ -144,6 +151,9 @@ if node.metadata['powerdns'].get('features', {}).get('pgsql', False):
         'needs': {
             'pkg_apt:pdns-backend-pgsql',
         },
+        'needed_by': {
+            'svc_systemd:pdns',
+        },
         'triggers': {
             'action:powerdns_reload_zones',
         },
@@ -161,4 +171,7 @@ if node.metadata['powerdns'].get('features', {}).get('pgsql', False):
         'needed_by': {
             'svc_systemd:pdns',
         },
+        'needed_by': {
+            'svc_systemd:pdns',
+        },
     }