diff --git a/tasks/install.yml b/tasks/install.yml
index 9101980..06df14d 100644
--- a/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/tasks/install.yml
@@ -14,12 +14,18 @@
       state: directory
       mode: 0700
 
-  - name: Setup custom systemd unit
+  - name: Setup custom systemd service
     template:
       src: etc/systemd/system/postgresql.service.j2
       dest: "/etc/systemd/system/{{ __postgres_daemon }}.service"
       mode: 0644
     notify: __postgres_restart
+    register: __postgres_systemd
+
+  - name: just force systemd to reread configs (2.4 and above)
+    systemd:
+      daemon_reload: True
+    when: __postgres_systemd.changed
 
   - name: Check if database is initialized
     stat: