diff --git a/roles/captiveportal/tasks/main.yml b/roles/captiveportal/tasks/main.yml
index afe1876a9..36970c291 100644
--- a/roles/captiveportal/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/captiveportal/tasks/main.yml
@@ -112,11 +112,13 @@
     state: absent
   when: not captiveportal_enabled
 
+# lets assume admin-console was/will be installed anyway
 - name: Restart uwsgi
   systemd:
     name: uwsgi
-    state: restarted
     daemon_reload: yes
+    state: restarted
+    enabled: true
 
 - name: Stop 'dnsmasq' systemd service
   systemd: