diff --git a/handlers/restart_services.yml b/handlers/restart_services.yml
index 12189831d4..c4bd016ea5 100644
--- a/handlers/restart_services.yml
+++ b/handlers/restart_services.yml
@@ -87,18 +87,21 @@
 - name: restart openvpn (Fedora)
   when: ansible_distribution == "Fedora"
   action: service name=openvpn@openvpn state=restarted
+  changed_when: 1 == 1
   notify:
   - fix openvpn routing
 
 - name: restart openvpn (RHEL6)
   when: ansible_distribution == "RedHat" and ansible_distribution_major_version|int == 6
   action: service name=openvpn state=restarted
+  changed_when: 1 == 1
   notify:
   - fix openvpn routing
 
 - name: restart openvpn (RHEL7)
   when: ansible_distribution == "RedHat" and ansible_distribution_major_version|int == 7
   action: service name=openvpn@openvpn state=restarted
+  changed_when: 1 == 1
   notify:
   - fix openvpn routing