diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
index ffb4bd7..cfba926 100644
--- a/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/handlers/main.yml
@@ -14,15 +14,17 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 - name: Restart Apache
-  service:
+  systemd:
     name: "apache2"
     state: "restarted"
+    daemon_reload: yes
   register: apache_restart
   until: apache_restart|success
   retries: 5
   delay: 2
 
 - name: Restart barbican services
-  service:
+  systemd:
     name: "{{ barbican_uwsgi_program_name }}"
     state: "restarted"
+
diff --git a/tasks/barbican_init_systemd.yml b/tasks/barbican_init_systemd.yml
index 51bfab9..ccac7c9 100644
--- a/tasks/barbican_init_systemd.yml
+++ b/tasks/barbican_init_systemd.yml
@@ -44,10 +44,5 @@
     mode: "0644"
     owner: "root"
     group: "root"
-  register: systemd_init
-
-- name: Reload the systemd daemon
-  command: "systemctl daemon-reload"
-  when: systemd_init | changed
   notify:
     - Restart barbican services