diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
index ff70d4f7d2..4da14d842e 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@
   - config
   - base
 
+- name: iptables service enabled
+  service: name=iptables state=running enabled=true
+  tags:
+  - iptables
+  - service
+  - base
+
 - name: iptables
   template: src={{ item }} dest=/etc/sysconfig/iptables mode=600 backup=yes
   with_first_found: