diff --git a/tomcat/tasks/packages.yml b/tomcat/tasks/packages.yml
index 158e1a06..033d4f0e 100644
--- a/tomcat/tasks/packages.yml
+++ b/tomcat/tasks/packages.yml
@@ -21,3 +21,9 @@
     src: 'tomcat.service'
     dest: "/etc/systemd/user/tomcat.service"
     mode: "0755"
+
+- name: Disable default tomcat7 service
+  service:
+    name: tomcat7
+    state: stopped
+    enabled: false