diff --git a/handlers/restart_services.yml b/handlers/restart_services.yml
index 701bb717d3..8092dc0e2d 100644
--- a/handlers/restart_services.yml
+++ b/handlers/restart_services.yml
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
 
 - name: restart xinetd
   action: service name=xinetd state=restarted
+  when: not inventory_hostname.startswith('proxy')
 
 - name: restart netapproute
   action: command /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-routes eth1