diff --git a/playbooks/manual/upgrade/koschei.yml b/playbooks/manual/upgrade/koschei.yml
index 35f3d6d44d..22a6057449 100644
--- a/playbooks/manual/upgrade/koschei.yml
+++ b/playbooks/manual/upgrade/koschei.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
   tasks:
   - name: start httpd
-    service: name="httpd" state=running
+    service: name="httpd" state=started
 
 - name: restart backend services
   hosts: "{{ koschei_backend_hosts | default('koschei-backend:koschei-backend-stg') }}"
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
   tasks:
   - name: start services
-    service: name="{{ item }}" state=stopped
+    service: name="{{ item }}" state=started
     with_items: "{{ koschei_backend_services }}"
 
 - name: Check whether backend update