diff --git a/roles/darkserver/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/darkserver/backend/tasks/main.yml
index e775501551..c79685e5fd 100644
--- a/roles/darkserver/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/darkserver/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 - name: email.json file
   copy: src=email.json dest=/etc/darkserver/email.json owner=root group=root mode=0644
 
+- name: darkserver service
+  service: name=darkserver state=started enabled=yes
+
 - name: darkjobworker.conf
   template: src=darkjobworker.conf.j2 dest=/etc/darkserver/darkjobworker.conf owner=root group=root mode=640
   notify: restart darkserver