diff --git a/roles/captiveportal/tasks/main.yml b/roles/captiveportal/tasks/main.yml
index 5e2c3aff9..87e03de23 100644
--- a/roles/captiveportal/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/captiveportal/tasks/main.yml
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@
 #    enabled: False
 #  when: not captiveportal_enabled
 
+- name: Stop uwsgi
+  systemd:
+    name: uwsgi
+    state: stopped
+
 - name: Install uWSGI config file /etc/uwsgi/apps-enabled/captiveportal.ini from template
   template:
     src: captiveportal.ini.j2
@@ -121,11 +126,11 @@
   when: not captiveportal_enabled
 
 # lets assume admin-console was/will be installed anyway
-- name: Restart uwsgi
+- name: Start uwsgi
   systemd:
     name: uwsgi
     daemon_reload: yes
-    state: restarted
+    state: started
     enabled: true
 
 - name: Stop 'dnsmasq' systemd service