diff --git a/handlers/restart_services.yml b/handlers/restart_services.yml
index 4f9e101725..1de0506de4 100644
--- a/handlers/restart_services.yml
+++ b/handlers/restart_services.yml
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@
 
 - name: apply interface-changes
   command: nmcli con up {{ item.split()[1] }}
+  async: 1
+  poll: 0
   with_items:
   - "{{ if_uuid.stdout_lines }}"