diff --git a/playbooks/groups/qadevel-stg.yml b/playbooks/groups/qadevel-stg.yml
index 08136971a6..b24c01a204 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/qadevel-stg.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/qadevel-stg.yml
@@ -100,11 +100,15 @@
   tasks:
     - name: ensure ServerName is set in ssl.conf
       replace: dest=/etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl.conf regexp='^#ServerName .*$' replace='ServerName {{ external_hostname }}:443'
+      notify:
+        - restart httpd
       tags:
         - qadevelstaticsites
 
     - name: ensure ServerName is set in httpd.conf
       replace: dest=/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf regexp='^#ServerName .*$' replace='ServerName {{ external_hostname }}:443'
+      notify:
+        - restart httpd
       tags:
         - qadevelstaticsites
 
@@ -117,6 +121,8 @@
     - name: generate virtualhosts for static sites
       template:  src={{ files }}/httpd/newvirtualhost.conf.j2 dest=/etc/httpd/conf.d/{{ item.name }}.conf owner=root group=root mode=0644
       with_items: static_sites
+      notify:
+        - restart httpd
       tags:
         - qadevelstaticsites