diff --git a/handlers/restart_services.yml b/handlers/restart_services.yml
index 4cfb41ef48..66f8335f6d 100644
--- a/handlers/restart_services.yml
+++ b/handlers/restart_services.yml
@@ -111,12 +111,6 @@
 - name: restart rpcidmapd
   action: service name=rpcidmapd state=restarted
 
-- name: restart rsyslog
-  action: service name=rsyslog state=restarted
-
-- name: restart sshd
-  action: service name=sshd state=restarted
-
 - name: restart xinetd
   action: service name=xinetd state=restarted
 
diff --git a/roles/base/handlers/main.yml b/roles/base/handlers/main.yml
index e35fdea5aa..f9c31e07de 100644
--- a/roles/base/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/roles/base/handlers/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 ---
-- name: restart watchdog
-  service: name=watchdog state=restarted
+- name: apply interface-changes
+  command: nmcli con up {{ item.split()[1] }}
+  async: 1
+  poll: 0
+  with_items:
+  - "{{ if_uuid.stdout_lines }}"
+
+- name: restart iptables
+  service: name=iptables state=restarted
+
+- name: restart ip6tables
+  service: name=ip6tables state=restarted
 
 - name: restart NetworkManager
   service: name=NetworkManager state=restarted
@@ -8,9 +18,15 @@
 - name: reload NetworkManager-connections
   command: nmcli c reload
 
-- name: apply interface-changes
-  command: nmcli con up {{ item.split()[1] }}
-  async: 1
-  poll: 0
-  with_items:
-  - "{{ if_uuid.stdout_lines }}"
+- name: restart postfix
+  service: name=postfix state=restarted
+
+- name: restart rsyslog
+  service: name=rsyslog state=restarted
+
+- name: restart sshd
+  service: name=sshd state=restarted
+
+- name: restart watchdog
+  service: name=watchdog state=restarted
+