diff --git a/roles/tang/tasks/main.yml b/roles/tang/tasks/main.yml
index 38cc668dd1..d1d40dfab8 100644
--- a/roles/tang/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/tang/tasks/main.yml
@@ -3,3 +3,8 @@
   tags:
   - tang
   - packages
+
+- name: Enable and start tang
+  systemd: name=tangd.socket enabled=yes state=started
+  tags:
+  - tang