diff --git a/roles/database/meta/main.yml b/roles/database/meta/main.yml
index 5611bb424e46d01d1c08bf9303762c8309c42424..6c56aca1eff6528b254b2ddc0edbc2248e111cc2 100644
--- a/roles/database/meta/main.yml
+++ b/roles/database/meta/main.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 allow_duplicates: yes
 
 dependencies:
+  - role: database_server
   - role: backup_client
     when: enable_backup
     backup_patterns_filename: "database_{{ db_name }}"