diff --git a/tasks/openssh.yml b/tasks/openssh.yml
index a6755c8..bb40d53 100644
--- a/tasks/openssh.yml
+++ b/tasks/openssh.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     group: root
     mode: 0644
     validate: '/usr/sbin/sshd -T -f %s'
-  notify: reload openssh
+  notify: restart openssh
 
 - name: openssh - root keys
   authorized_key: "user=root key={{ item.key }} state={{ item.state | default('present') }}"