diff --git a/roles/fedmsg/hub/tasks/main.yml b/roles/fedmsg/hub/tasks/main.yml
index d6d6dd9b4c..0f7b73b4e7 100644
--- a/roles/fedmsg/hub/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/fedmsg/hub/tasks/main.yml
@@ -59,5 +59,7 @@
     group=nrpe
     state=file
   ignore_errors: true
+  notify:
+  - restart nrpe
   tags:
   - fedmsgmonitor