diff --git a/varnish/templates/varnish.conf.j2 b/varnish/templates/varnish.conf.j2
index 275e8909..ccba3ebb 100644
--- a/varnish/templates/varnish.conf.j2
+++ b/varnish/templates/varnish.conf.j2
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # {{ ansible_managed }}
 
 [Service]
+ExecStart=
 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/varnishd -a {{ varnish_addresses | join(',') }} -T {{ varnish_management_address }} -f {{ varnish_config_file }} -S {{ varnish_secret_file }} -s {{ varnish_storage }} -p thread_pools={{ varnish_thread_pools }} -p thread_pool_add_delay={{ varnish_thread_pool_add_delay }} -p thread_pool_min={{ varnish_thread_pool_min }} -p thread_pool_max={{ varnish_thread_pool_max }}
 ExecReload=/etc/varnish/reload-vcl.sh