diff --git a/postgres/tasks/main.yml b/postgres/tasks/main.yml
index 3a713e90b3bb95127a354838148822534a91021c..19b785749c6eaf60c92fab39bcbe5edaf929e26b 100644
--- a/postgres/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/postgres/tasks/main.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@
     - python-psycopg2
   tags:
     - packages
-    - postgresql
+    - postgres
 
 - name: ensure postgres is started
-  service: name=postgresql state=started
+  service: name=postgresql state=running enabled=yes
+  tags:
+    - service
+    - postgres