diff --git a/roles/kolibri/tasks/main.yml b/roles/kolibri/tasks/main.yml
index c27d4ee97..0f5ce1562 100644
--- a/roles/kolibri/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kolibri/tasks/main.yml
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@
   command: a2dissite kolibri.conf
   when: not kolibri_enabled
 
+- name: Restart {{ apache_service }}    # almost always apache2
+  systemd:
+    name: "{{ apache_service }}"
+    state: restarted
+
 - name: Add 'kolibri' variable values to {{ iiab_ini_file }}
   ini_file:
     path: "{{ iiab_ini_file }}"