diff --git a/tasks/koji/base_builder.yml b/tasks/koji/base_builder.yml
index 15b803c430..1b3b29d791 100644
--- a/tasks/koji/base_builder.yml
+++ b/tasks/koji/base_builder.yml
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@
 - name: copy over builder cert to /etc/kojid/kojibuilder.pem
   action: copy src=$private/files/koji/buildercerts/${ansible_fqdn}.pem dest=/etc/kojid/kojibuilder.pem mode=600   
 
-- name: chkconfig kojid on
-  action: service name=kojid enabled=on
+- name: chkconfig kojid on and leave it running
+  action: service name=kojid enabled=on state=started
 
 - name: copy over authorized keys for root
   action: copy src=$files/kojibuilder/root_auth_keys dest=/root/.ssh/authorized_keys mode=644