diff --git a/tasks/swap.yml b/tasks/swap.yml
index a76bd9d9d7..6a235ba5e8 100644
--- a/tasks/swap.yml
+++ b/tasks/swap.yml
@@ -69,3 +69,6 @@
     - swap.file.swapon
     - swap
   notify: restart swap.swap
+
+- name: Start swap.swap service
+  service: state=started enabled=yes name="swap.swap"