diff --git a/varnish/handlers/main.yml b/varnish/handlers/main.yml
index 25e0d5a5..7f9fd3ff 100644
--- a/varnish/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/varnish/handlers/main.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@
     state: reloaded
     daemon_reload: yes
 
+- name: restart varnish
+  systemd:
+    name: varnish
+    state: restarted
+    daemon_reload: yes
+
 - name: reload systemd
   command: systemctl daemon-reload