diff --git a/mysql/handlers/main.yml b/mysql/handlers/main.yml
index 87a7613a..0ac28412 100644
--- a/mysql/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/mysql/handlers/main.yml
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@
 - name: 'restart xinetd'
   service:
     name: 'xinetd'
-    state: 'restart'
+    state: 'restarted