diff --git a/haproxy/tasks/main.yml b/haproxy/tasks/main.yml
index 10650d20..ba53d9b9 100644
--- a/haproxy/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/haproxy/tasks/main.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   tags: haproxy
 
 - name: Ensure that haproxy is enabled and started
-  service: name=haproxy state=started enabled=yes
+  service: name=haproxy state=restarted enabled=yes
   when: haproxy_enabled
   ignore_errors: True
   tags: haproxy