diff --git a/tasks/config.yml b/tasks/config.yml
index 6f757ed..9409440 100644
--- a/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/tasks/config.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
   become: True
   become_user: root
 
+- name: Force all notified handlers to activate pg_hba.conf
+  meta: flush_handlers
+
 - name: Ensure PostgreSQL users are present
   postgresql_user:
     name: "{{ item.name }}"