diff --git a/roles/kiwix/tasks/kiwix_install.yml b/roles/kiwix/tasks/kiwix_install.yml
index 05b0d7602..1a81ac77f 100644
--- a/roles/kiwix/tasks/kiwix_install.yml
+++ b/roles/kiwix/tasks/kiwix_install.yml
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@
     dest: /etc/crontab
   when: kiwix_enabled and is_redhat
 
+- name: Restart apache, so it picks up kiwix.conf
+  service: name={{ apache_service }} state=restarted
+
 # 5. FINALIZE
 
 - name: Add 'kiwix-serve' to list of services at /etc/iiab/iiab.ini