diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/sshcerts.yml b/roles/base/tasks/sshcerts.yml
index 2707f7b0bd..45e58c1b01 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/sshcerts.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/sshcerts.yml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
         dest="{{item}}-cert.pub"
   with_items: "{{certs_to_sign}}"
   notify:
-  - restart sshd
+  #- restart sshd
   tags:
   - sshd_cert
   - sshd_config