diff --git a/roles/fedmsg/gateway/tasks/main.yml b/roles/fedmsg/gateway/tasks/main.yml
index 6a82726b3d..cdbb31b9fb 100644
--- a/roles/fedmsg/gateway/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/fedmsg/gateway/tasks/main.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
   file: >
     dest=/etc/systemd/system/fedmsg-gateway.service.d
     state=directory
+  tags:
+  - fedmsg/gateway
 
 - name: bump fs limits by installing a drop-in systemd config
   copy: >