diff --git a/zabbix/agent/init.sls b/zabbix/agent/init.sls
index 0e16fa23..cef13b7c 100644
--- a/zabbix/agent/init.sls
+++ b/zabbix/agent/init.sls
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ zabbix-agent:
 {% if salt['grains.get']('os') != 'Windows' %}
       - file: zabbix-agent-piddir
 {% endif %}
+    - watch:
+      - pkg: zabbix-agent
 
 zabbix-agent-restart:
   module.wait:
diff --git a/zabbix/proxy/init.sls b/zabbix/proxy/init.sls
index 074d6fe5..6da14fba 100644
--- a/zabbix/proxy/init.sls
+++ b/zabbix/proxy/init.sls
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ zabbix-proxy:
       {% for include in settings.get('includes', defaults.get('includes', [])) %}
       - file: {{ include }}
       {%- endfor %}
+    - watch:
+      - pkg: zabbix-proxy
 
 zabbix-proxy-logdir:
   file.directory:
diff --git a/zabbix/server/init.sls b/zabbix/server/init.sls
index 36188a6c..c5a59f6c 100644
--- a/zabbix/server/init.sls
+++ b/zabbix/server/init.sls
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ zabbix-server:
       - pkg: zabbix-server
       - file: zabbix-server-logdir
       - file: zabbix-server-piddir
+    - watch:
+      - pkg: zabbix-server
 
 zabbix-server-logdir:
   file.directory: