diff --git a/apcupsd/tasks/main.yml b/apcupsd/tasks/main.yml
index a7e40d2d87c7467758483f9bd40e75e9a619647a..2949adcbf593f23f16b7a03c90ef956811a0522d 100644
--- a/apcupsd/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/apcupsd/tasks/main.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     - config
 
 - name: ensure apcupsd is enabled and running
-  service: name=apcupsd state=running enabled=yes
+  service: name=apcupsd state=started enabled=yes
   tags:
     - usv
     - service
diff --git a/baremetal/tasks/main.yml b/baremetal/tasks/main.yml
index 2c12d5d1d56bc0bb521253fd9bc2c2b150dda37e..a6df5239e79d0c9bab45e34d6cac605a49764aa3 100644
--- a/baremetal/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/baremetal/tasks/main.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 - name: ensure lldpd is enabled and running
   service:
     name: lldpd
-    state: running
+    state: started
     enabled: yes
   tags:
     - baremetal
diff --git a/nullmailer/tasks/main.yml b/nullmailer/tasks/main.yml
index 86998a5c4413a2e59f2313f9c2d6c346fe55824f..b3529d5bdd9d2f4fa0eeb5a92a6fb95acc6326da 100644
--- a/nullmailer/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/nullmailer/tasks/main.yml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
     - nullmailer
 
 - name: ensure nullmailer is enabled and running
-  service: name=nullmailer state=running enabled=yes
+  service: name=nullmailer state=started enabled=yes
   tags:
     - service
     - nullmailer