diff --git a/roles/gluster/server/tasks/main.yml b/roles/gluster/server/tasks/main.yml
index 795863930d..9bf0a0c96b 100644
--- a/roles/gluster/server/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/gluster/server/tasks/main.yml
@@ -12,9 +12,13 @@
 
 - name: make the datadir
   file: dest={{ datadir }} owner={{ owner }} group={{ group }} state=directory
+  notify:
+  - restart glusterd
 
 - name: make the datapath
   file: dest={{ datadir }}/{{ name }} owner={{ owner }} group={{ group }} state=directory
+  notify:
+  - restart glusterd
 
 - name: copy over the server config
   template: src=server.config dest=/etc/glusterfs/glusterd.vol