diff --git a/apache/handlers/main.yml b/apache/handlers/main.yml
index 8bfb4744..af4d94d2 100644
--- a/apache/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/apache/handlers/main.yml
@@ -4,3 +4,7 @@
     name: apache2
     state: restarted
 
+- name: reload apache
+  service:
+    name: apache2
+    state: reloaded