diff --git a/etherpad/tasks/main.yml b/etherpad/tasks/main.yml
index d23bdf640088584412452f1b0e42e903025dd42b..cc221858df8f7fb359c56c6d72a614b2aac51677 100644
--- a/etherpad/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/etherpad/tasks/main.yml
@@ -36,8 +36,10 @@
     repo: https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite.git
     dest: "{{etherpad_web_root}}/repository"
     version: "{{etherpad_version|default('HEAD')}}"
+    force: true
   become: true
   become_user: etherpad
+  notify: restart etherpad
 
 - name: ensure we have a directory for etherpad configuration files
   file: