diff --git a/ipaserver/install/httpinstance.py b/ipaserver/install/httpinstance.py
index 732bb58d4..50ccf5e50 100644
--- a/ipaserver/install/httpinstance.py
+++ b/ipaserver/install/httpinstance.py
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ class HTTPInstance(service.Service):
         self.step("publish CA cert", self.__publish_ca_cert)
         self.step("clean up any existing httpd ccaches",
                   self.remove_httpd_ccaches)
+        self.step("enable ccache sweep",
+                  self.enable_ccache_sweep)
         self.step("configuring SELinux for httpd", self.configure_selinux_for_httpd)
         if not self.is_kdcproxy_configured():
             self.step("create KDC proxy config", self.create_kdcproxy_conf)
@@ -177,6 +179,11 @@ class HTTPInstance(service.Service):
             [paths.SYSTEMD_TMPFILES, '--create', '--prefix', paths.IPA_CCACHES]
         )
 
+    def enable_ccache_sweep(self):
+        ipautil.run(
+            [paths.SYSTEMCTL, 'enable', 'ipa-ccache-sweep.timer']
+        )
+
     def __configure_http(self):
         self.update_httpd_service_ipa_conf()
         self.update_httpd_wsgi_conf()