diff --git a/roles/common/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/common/tasks/main.yaml
index d29bdc0..41c5f17 100755
--- a/roles/common/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/common/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
           name: openvpn
           enabled: yes
   tags: enable_openvpn
+  register: openvpn_enabled
 - name: enable openvpn config
   become: true
   lineinfile:
@@ -56,4 +57,12 @@
           regexp: '^#AUTOSTART="all"'
           line: 'AUTOSTART="all"'
   tags: enable_openvpn
+- name: start openvpn
+  become: true
+  systemd:
+          daemon_reload: yes
+          name: openvpn
+          state: restarted
+  tags: enable_openvpn
+  when: openvpn_enabled