diff --git a/jobs/nats/monit b/jobs/nats/monit
index b4167b884ef..0003d9bf7b6 100644
--- a/jobs/nats/monit
+++ b/jobs/nats/monit
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@ check process nats
   stop program "/var/vcap/jobs/bpm/bin/bpm stop nats"
   group vcap
 
+check file nats_auth_conf
+  with path /var/vcap/data/nats/auth.json
+  if changed checksum then exec "/var/vcap/packages/nats/bin/nats-server --signal reload=/var/vcap/sys/run/bpm/nats/nats.pid"
+
 check process bosh_nats_sync
   with pidfile /var/vcap/sys/run/bpm/nats/bosh_nats_sync.pid
   start program "/var/vcap/jobs/bpm/bin/bpm start nats -p bosh_nats_sync"
   stop program "/var/vcap/jobs/bpm/bin/bpm stop nats -p bosh_nats_sync"
   group vcap
-
-check file nats_auth_conf
-  with path /var/vcap/data/nats/auth.json
-  if changed checksum then exec "/var/vcap/packages/nats/bin/nats-server --signal reload=/var/vcap/sys/run/bpm/nats/nats.pid"
+  depends on nats_auth_conf