diff --git a/roles/chrony/handlers/main.yaml b/roles/chrony/handlers/main.yaml
index 72a71a4..1df5715 100644
--- a/roles/chrony/handlers/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/chrony/handlers/main.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
-- name: reload chrony
+- name: restart chrony
   service:
     name: "{{ chrony_service_name }}"
-    state: reloaded
+    state: restarted
   when: chrony_service_enabled
 
 # vim:ft=yaml.ansible:
diff --git a/roles/chrony/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/chrony/tasks/main.yaml
index eb43706..8cc94d2 100644
--- a/roles/chrony/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/chrony/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     src: chrony.conf.j2
     dest: /etc/chrony/chrony.conf
   notify:
-    - reload chrony
+    - restart chrony
 
 - name: start chrony
   service: