diff --git a/tasks/galera_post_install.yml b/tasks/galera_post_install.yml
index d056da47..bb34580f 100644
--- a/tasks/galera_post_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/galera_post_install.yml
@@ -111,3 +111,8 @@
     state: absent
   tags:
     - galera-config
+
+- name: Reload the systemd daemon
+  command: "systemctl daemon-reload"
+  when:
+    - ansible_service_mgr == 'systemd'