diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dac1013
--- /dev/null
+++ b/handlers/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+
+- name: restart rsyslog
+  service:
+    name: rsyslog
+    state: restarted
+
diff --git a/tasks/rsyslog_client_post_install.yml b/tasks/rsyslog_client_post_install.yml
index 6c37a52..1130767 100644
--- a/tasks/rsyslog_client_post_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/rsyslog_client_post_install.yml
@@ -13,14 +13,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-- name: Stop rsyslog
-  service:
-    name: "rsyslog"
-    state: "stopped"
-  failed_when: false
-  tags:
-    - rsyslog_client-install
-
 - name: Rsyslog Setup
   copy:
     src: "50-default.conf"
@@ -29,6 +21,8 @@
     group: "root"
   tags:
     - rsyslog_client-install
+  notify:
+    - restart rsyslog
 
 - name: Check if log dir exists
   stat:
@@ -75,6 +69,8 @@
     group: "root"
   tags:
     - rsyslog_client-config
+  notify:
+    - restart rsyslog
 
 - name: Write rsyslog target file
   template:
@@ -85,6 +81,8 @@
   when: (rsyslog_client_all_log_files | length) > 0
   tags:
     - rsyslog_client-config
+  notify:
+    - restart rsyslog
 
 - name: Write log rotate file
   template:
@@ -104,10 +102,3 @@
     backrefs: yes
   tags:
     - rsyslog_client-install
-
-- name: Start rsyslog
-  service:
-    name: "rsyslog"
-    state: "started"
-  tags:
-    - rsyslog_client-config