diff --git a/library/roles/nagios/tasks/nagios.yml b/library/roles/nagios/tasks/nagios.yml
index ca1f7d80..32f82d5d 100644
--- a/library/roles/nagios/tasks/nagios.yml
+++ b/library/roles/nagios/tasks/nagios.yml
@@ -33,19 +33,28 @@
 - name: Install the global nrpe commands file
   template: src=common-nrpe.cfg.j2 dest=/etc/nagios/nrpe.d/common.cfg owner=root group=root mode=444
   notify: Restart NRPE server
+  register: nrpe_restart
   tags: [ 'nagios', 'nrpe', 'nrpe_cfg' ]
 
 - name: set the NRPE ACL
   action: |
     lineinfile name=/etc/nagios/nrpe.cfg regexp="allowed_hosts=" line="allowed_hosts=127.0.0.1,{% for ip in nagios_monitoring_server_ip %}{{ ip }}{%if not loop.last %},{% endif %}{% endfor %}"
   notify: Reload NRPE server
+  register: nrpe_restart
   tags: [ 'nagios', 'nrpe', 'nrpe_cfg' ]
 
 - name: set the NRPE default timeout
   lineinfile: name=/etc/nagios/nrpe.cfg regexp="command_timeout=" line="command_timeout={{ nrpe_command_timeout }}"
   notify: Reload NRPE server
+  register: nrpe_restart
   tags: [ 'nagios', 'nrpe', 'nrpe_cfg' ]
 
+- name: Restart NRPE server
+  service: name=nagios-nrpe-server state=restarted
+  when:
+    - nrpe_restart is defined
+    - nrpe_restart is changed
+
 - name: nagios needs root to execute some commands. We do it via sudo
   template: src=nagios.sudoers.j2 dest=/etc/sudoers.d/nagios owner=root group=root mode=0440
   tags: [ 'nagios', 'nrpe', 'sudo' ]