diff --git a/handlers/restart_services.yml b/handlers/restart_services.yml
index f03a021802..9151454ee4 100644
--- a/handlers/restart_services.yml
+++ b/handlers/restart_services.yml
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
   systemd:
     name: rabbitmq-server
     state: restarted
-    systemd_reload: yes
+    daemon_reload: yes
 
 - name: restart repoSpanner
   action: service name=repoSpanner state=restarted