diff --git a/roles/exim/handlers/main.yaml b/roles/exim/handlers/main.yaml
index 7f56934038..b621f2c626 100644
--- a/roles/exim/handlers/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/exim/handlers/main.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 - name: Restart exim
   service:
-    name: "{{ service_name }}"
+    name: "{{ exim_service_name }}"
     state: restarted
diff --git a/roles/exim/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/exim/tasks/main.yaml
index e49f6f24e5..ca983253bc 100644
--- a/roles/exim/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/exim/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@
 
 - name: Enable exim
   service:
-    name: "{{ service_name }}"
+    name: "{{ exim_service_name }}"
     enabled: true
diff --git a/roles/exim/vars/Debian.yaml b/roles/exim/vars/Debian.yaml
index 18f51d3a0d..36afeb97a4 100644
--- a/roles/exim/vars/Debian.yaml
+++ b/roles/exim/vars/Debian.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package: exim4-daemon-light
-service_name: exim4
+exim_service_name: exim4
 config_file: /etc/exim4/exim4.conf
 conf_dir: /etc/exim4
 sysdefault_file: /etc/default/exim4
diff --git a/roles/exim/vars/RedHat.yaml b/roles/exim/vars/RedHat.yaml
index bb47d51bac..7f45e1be12 100644
--- a/roles/exim/vars/RedHat.yaml
+++ b/roles/exim/vars/RedHat.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package: exim
-service_name: exim
+exim_service_name: exim
 config_file: /etc/exim/exim.conf
 conf_dir: /etc/exim/
 sysdefault_file: /etc/sysconfig/exim