diff --git a/roles/haproxy/tasks/main.yml b/roles/haproxy/tasks/main.yml
index e90b346..c2b81ae 100644
--- a/roles/haproxy/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/haproxy/tasks/main.yml
@@ -180,3 +180,19 @@
 
 - name: Flush handlers
   meta: flush_handlers
+
+- name: Start HAProxy
+  command: fdmove -c 2 1 s6-rc -u -v 2 change haproxy
+  register: change
+  changed_when: change.stdout | length > 0
+
+- name: Enable HAProxy
+  lineinfile:
+    path: /etc/s6-rc/service/enabled/contents
+    regexp: "^haproxy$"
+    line: "haproxy"
+  notify:
+    - Reload s6-rc
+
+- name: Flush handlers (again)
+  meta: flush_handlers