diff --git a/ansible/roles/influxdb/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/influxdb/defaults/main.yml
index 4633af3e2b..81e4efffaa 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/influxdb/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/influxdb/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
 ---
 project_name: "influxdb"
 
+influxdb_services:
+  influxdb:
+    container_name: influxdb
+    group: influxdb
+    enabled: true
+    image: "{{ influxdb_image_full }}"
+    volumes:
+      - "{{ node_config_directory }}/influxdb/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
+      - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
+      - "influxdb:/var/lib/influxdb"
+      - "kolla_logs:/var/log/kolla/"
+
+
 ####################
 # Docker
 ####################
diff --git a/ansible/roles/influxdb/handlers/main.yml b/ansible/roles/influxdb/handlers/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e52dc9636
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/influxdb/handlers/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+- name: Restart influxdb container
+  vars:
+    service_name: "influxdb"
+    service: "{{ influxdb_services[service_name] }}"
+    config_json: "{{ influxdb_config_jsons.results|selectattr('item.key', 'equalto', service_name)|first }}"
+    influxdb_container: "{{ check_influxdb_containers.results|selectattr('item.key', 'equalto', service_name)|first }}"
+  kolla_docker:
+    action: "recreate_or_restart_container"
+    common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
+    name: "{{ service.container_name }}"
+    image: "{{ service.image }}"
+    volumes: "{{ service.volumes }}"
+  when:
+    - action != "config"
+    - inventory_hostname in groups[service.group]
+    - service.enabled | bool
+    - config_json.changed | bool
+      or influxdb_confs.changed | bool
+      or influxdb_container.changed | bool
diff --git a/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/config.yml b/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/config.yml
index f9b7544f89..b1aae85017 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/config.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/config.yml
@@ -4,20 +4,50 @@
     path: "{{ node_config_directory }}/influxdb"
     state: "directory"
     recurse: yes
-  when: inventory_hostname in groups['influxdb']
+  when:
+    - inventory_hostname in groups[item.value.group]
+    - item.value.enabled | bool
+  with_dict: "{{ influxdb_services }}"
 
 - name: Copying over config.json files
   template:
-    src: "{{ item  }}.json.j2"
+    src: "{{ item.key }}.json.j2"
     dest: "{{ node_config_directory }}/influxdb/config.json"
-  when: inventory_hostname in groups['influxdb']
-  with_items:
-    - influxdb
+  register: influxdb_config_jsons
+  when:
+    - inventory_hostname in groups[item.value.group]
+    - item.value.enabled | bool
+  with_dict: "{{ influxdb_services }}"
+  notify:
+    - Restart influxdb container
 
 - name: Copying over influxdb config file
+  vars:
+    service: "{{ influxdb_services['influxdb']}}"
   template:
     src: "{{ role_path }}/templates/{{ item }}.conf.j2"
     dest: "{{ node_config_directory }}/influxdb/influxdb.conf"
-  when: inventory_hostname in groups['influxdb']
+  register: influxdb_confs
+  when:
+    - inventory_hostname in groups[service.group]
+    - service.enabled | bool
   with_items:
-    - influxdb
+    - "influxdb"
+  notify:
+    - Restart influxdb container
+
+- name: Check influxdb containers
+  kolla_docker:
+    action: "compare_container"
+    common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
+    name: "{{ item.value.container_name }}"
+    image: "{{ item.value.image }}"
+    volumes: "{{ item.value.volumes }}"
+  register: check_influxdb_containers
+  when:
+    - action != "config"
+    - inventory_hostname in groups[item.value.group]
+    - item.value.enabled | bool
+  with_dict: "{{ influxdb_services }}"
+  notify:
+    - Restart influxdb container
diff --git a/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/deploy.yml b/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/deploy.yml
index 1f16915ad9..dd26ecc34d 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/deploy.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/deploy.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ---
 - include: config.yml
 
-- include: start.yml
+- name: Flush handlers
+  meta: flush_handlers
diff --git a/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/reconfigure.yml b/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/reconfigure.yml
index 6049df4746..e078ef1318 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/reconfigure.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/reconfigure.yml
@@ -1,47 +1,2 @@
 ---
-- name: Ensuring the containers up
-  kolla_docker:
-    name: "influxdb"
-    action: "get_container_state"
-  register: container_state
-  failed_when: container_state.Running == false
-  when: inventory_hostname in groups['influxdb']
-
-- include: config.yml
-
-- name: Check the configs
-  command: docker exec influxdb /usr/local/bin/kolla_set_configs --check
-  changed_when: false
-  failed_when: false
-  register: check_results
-  when: inventory_hostname in groups['influxdb']
-
-# NOTE(jeffrey4l): when config_strategy == 'COPY_ALWAYS'
-# and container env['KOLLA_CONFIG_STRATEGY'] == 'COPY_ONCE',
-# just remove the container and start again
-- name: Containers config strategy
-  kolla_docker:
-    name: "influxdb"
-    action: "get_container_env"
-  register: container_envs
-  when: inventory_hostname in groups['influxdb']
-
-- name: Remove the containers
-  kolla_docker:
-    name: "influxdb"
-    action: "remove_container"
-  register: remove_containers
-  when:
-    - config_strategy == "COPY_ONCE"
-    - inventory_hostname in groups['influxdb']
-
-- include: start.yml
-  when: remove_containers.changed
-
-- name: Restart containers
-  kolla_docker:
-    name: "influxdb"
-    action: "restart_container"
-  when:
-    - config_strategy == 'COPY_ALWAYS'
-    - inventory_hostname in groups['influxdb']
+- include: deploy.yml
diff --git a/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/start.yml b/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/start.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1a98e71234..0000000000
--- a/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/start.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: Starting influxdb container
-  kolla_docker:
-    action: "start_container"
-    common_options: "{{ docker_common_options }}"
-    image: "{{ influxdb_image_full }}"
-    name: "influxdb"
-    volumes:
-      - "{{ node_config_directory }}/influxdb/:{{ container_config_directory }}/:ro"
-      - "/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro"
-      - "influxdb:/var/lib/influxdb"
-      - "kolla_logs:/var/log/kolla/"
-  when: inventory_hostname in groups['influxdb']
diff --git a/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/upgrade.yml b/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/upgrade.yml
index 1f16915ad9..dd26ecc34d 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/upgrade.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/influxdb/tasks/upgrade.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ---
 - include: config.yml
 
-- include: start.yml
+- name: Flush handlers
+  meta: flush_handlers