diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 88e1681..27ef1d5 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,12 @@
     mode: '0600'
   loop:
     - { src: 'templates/nftables.j2', dest: '/etc/nftables.conf' }
-  notify: restart nftables
+
+- name: restart nftables
+  systemd:
+    name: nftables
+    state: restarted
+    enabled: true
 
 - name: create sites directory
   file: