diff --git a/roles/httpd/mod_ssl/tasks/main.yml b/roles/httpd/mod_ssl/tasks/main.yml
index 5bbd8948c3..55b679bbd8 100644
--- a/roles/httpd/mod_ssl/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/httpd/mod_ssl/tasks/main.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   - httpd/proxy
 
 - name: Set haveged running/enabled
-  service: name=haveged enabled=yes
+  service: name=haveged enabled=yes state=started
   tags:
   - service
   - httpd