diff --git a/VERSION.yml b/VERSION.yml
index 0ada134c..20374e93 100644
--- a/VERSION.yml
+++ b/VERSION.yml
@@ -1 +1 @@
-version: 1.9.0
+version: 1.9.1
diff --git a/provisioners/redhat/apache.sh b/provisioners/redhat/apache.sh
index 18f3c489..f36f0f86 100644
--- a/provisioners/redhat/apache.sh
+++ b/provisioners/redhat/apache.sh
@@ -350,11 +350,8 @@ echo -e "\n==> completed in ($(($end - $start)) seconds)"
 
 echo -e "\n\n\n==> Restarting Apache"
 start=$(date +%s)
-sudo apachectl graceful
-# sometimes there are zombie processes left over, httpd graceful cleans this up properly? (service httpd only supports start|stop|restart)
-sudo service httpd graceful
-sudo service httpd configtest
-sudo systemctl is-active httpd.service
+sudo systemctl reload httpd.service
+sudo systemctl status httpd.service
 end=$(date +%s)
 echo -e "\n==> completed in ($(($end - $start)) seconds)"
 
diff --git a/provisioners/redhat/modules/iptables.sh b/provisioners/redhat/modules/iptables.sh
index 46a626f4..d1181832 100644
--- a/provisioners/redhat/modules/iptables.sh
+++ b/provisioners/redhat/modules/iptables.sh
@@ -82,5 +82,3 @@ fi
 sudo iptables --policy INPUT DROP
 # output the iptables
 sudo iptables --list
-# persist the iptables rules and policies
-sudo /sbin/service iptables save