diff --git a/roles/gitea/handlers/main.yml b/roles/gitea/handlers/main.yml
index 777b896..117eaeb 100644
--- a/roles/gitea/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/roles/gitea/handlers/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/ansible-playbook
 # vim:ft=ansible:
 ---
+- name: restart gitea
+  service:
+    name: gitea.service
+    state: restarted
 - name: gitea add default user
   command:
     argv:
diff --git a/roles/gitea/tasks/main.yml b/roles/gitea/tasks/main.yml
index 9f88e85..dc33366 100644
--- a/roles/gitea/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/gitea/tasks/main.yml
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
       template:
         src: "gitea.service"
         dest: "/etc/systemd/system/gitea.service"
+      notify: restart gitea
     - name: Start and enable service
       service:
         name: "gitea.service"