diff --git a/tasks/configure.yml b/tasks/configure.yml
index 2f13772..348b040 100644
--- a/tasks/configure.yml
+++ b/tasks/configure.yml
@@ -78,8 +78,15 @@
     force: True
     name: "{{ item }}"
   with_items: "{{ apache_modules }}"
+  register: enabled_mods
   when: apache_modules is defined
 
+- name: Ensure Apache is restarted after enabling modules
+  service:
+    name: apache2
+    state: restarted
+  when: enabled_mods.changed
+
 - name: Ensure vhost docroot exists
   file:
     path: "{{ item.docroot | default('/var/www/{{ item.vhostname }}') }}"