diff --git a/roles/testdays/tasks/main.yml b/roles/testdays/tasks/main.yml
index 570087db29..b69dd3a876 100644
--- a/roles/testdays/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/testdays/tasks/main.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   action: postgresql_user db={{ testdays_db_name }} user={{ testdays_db_user }} password={{ testdays_db_password }} role_attr_flags=NOSUPERUSER
 
 - name: ensure selinux lets httpd talk to postgres
-  seboolean: name=httpd_can_network_connect_db persistent=yes state
+  seboolean: name=httpd_can_network_connect_db persistent=yes state=yes
 
 - name: generate testdays config
   template: src=settings.py.j2 dest=/etc/testdays/settings.py owner=root group=root mode=0644