diff --git a/roles/captive-portal/tasks/main.yml b/roles/captive-portal/tasks/main.yml
index bea55ba92..6c0d8cdda 100644
--- a/roles/captive-portal/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/captive-portal/tasks/main.yml
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@
     state: absent
   when: not captive_portal_enabled
 
-- name: Restart apache2
+- name: Restart Apache service ({{ apache_service }})    # i.e. apache2 on most distros
   systemd: 
-    name: apache2
+    name: "{{ apache_service }}"
     state: restarted
 
 #- name: Restart dnsmasq