diff --git a/zabbix-agent/tasks/main.yml b/zabbix-agent/tasks/main.yml
index c28c3b9e2330e6adc34d6a95ba1aa5ec6c4c593a..8e7a83343faecd6ebc40be1053c555bd1eab3233 100644
--- a/zabbix-agent/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/zabbix-agent/tasks/main.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #    - zabbix
 
 - name: ensure the server is enabled and running
-  service: name=zabbix-agent state=running enabled=yes
+  service: name=zabbix-agent state=started enabled=yes
   tags:
     - service
     - zabbix
diff --git a/zabbix-server/tasks/main.yml b/zabbix-server/tasks/main.yml
index e3c5fb57b61c83fd216bb5e774eb29b71a2acbe1..7783500b11028cb0fa65a630ef7e673a7e04007c 100644
--- a/zabbix-server/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/zabbix-server/tasks/main.yml
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
 
 
 - name: ensure the server is enabled and running
-  service: name=zabbix-server state=running enabled=yes
+  service: name=zabbix-server state=started enabled=yes
   tags:
     - service
     - zabbix