diff --git a/varnish/tasks/main.yml b/varnish/tasks/main.yml
index 848681c6..b480a854 100644
--- a/varnish/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/varnish/tasks/main.yml
@@ -28,3 +28,12 @@
     src: varnish.conf
     dest: /etc/systemd/system/varnish.service.d/
   notify: reload systemctl
+
+- name: Patch logrotate conf
+  replace:
+    name: /etc/logrotate.d/varnish
+    regexp: "/usr/sbin/invoke-rc.d {{item}} reload.*$"
+    replace: "systemctl -q is-active {{item}} && /usr/sbin/invoke-rc.d {{item}} reload > /dev/null ||true"
+  with_items:
+    - varnishlog
+    - varnishncsa