diff --git a/playbooks/groups/loopabull.yml b/playbooks/groups/loopabull.yml
index 1eede94e5a..59e65daae6 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/loopabull.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/loopabull.yml
@@ -97,19 +97,4 @@
       copy:
         src: "{{files}}/loopabull/serializer.py"
         dest: "/etc/fedmsg.d/serializer.py"
-    - name: Install the loopabull@.service template
-      copy:
-        src: "{{files}}/loopabull/loopabull@.service"
-        dest: "/usr/lib/systemd/system/loopabull@.service"
-    - name: start and enable loopabull@
-      service:
-        name: "{{ item }}"
-        state: started
-        enabled: yes
-      with_items:
-        - loopabull@1
-        - loopabull@2
-        - loopabull@3
-        - loopabull@4
-        - loopabull@5
-
+      notify: restart fedmsg-hub
diff --git a/roles/loopabull/handlers/main.yml b/roles/loopabull/handlers/main.yml
index e222efcc5d..05534c6884 100644
--- a/roles/loopabull/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/roles/loopabull/handlers/main.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,11 @@
 ---
 # handlers file for loopabull
+- name: restart loopabull
+    name: "{{ item }}"
+    state: restarted
+  with_items:
+    - loopabull@1
+    - loopabull@2
+    - loopabull@3
+    - loopabull@4
+    - loopabull@5
diff --git a/roles/loopabull/tasks/main.yml b/roles/loopabull/tasks/main.yml
index 3aae328639..bb2b1012b5 100644
--- a/roles/loopabull/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/loopabull/tasks/main.yml
@@ -11,9 +11,28 @@
   template:
     src: loopabull.yml.j2
     dest: /etc/loopabull.yml
+  notify: restart loopabull
 
 - name: clone the playbooks repo into playbooks dir
   git:
     repo: "https://pagure.io/releng-automation.git"
     dest: "{{playbooks_dir}}"
 
+- name: Install the loopabull@.service template
+  copy:
+    src: "files/loopabull@.service"
+    dest: "/usr/lib/systemd/system/loopabull@.service"
+  notify: restart loopabull
+
+- name: start and enable loopabull@
+  service:
+    name: "{{ item }}"
+    state: started
+    enabled: yes
+  with_items:
+    - loopabull@1
+    - loopabull@2
+    - loopabull@3
+    - loopabull@4
+    - loopabull@5
+