diff --git a/roles/docker/tasks/configure.yml b/roles/docker/tasks/configure.yml
index 23407df..2c28878 100644
--- a/roles/docker/tasks/configure.yml
+++ b/roles/docker/tasks/configure.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 - name: Reset ssh connection to allow user changes to affect current user
   meta: reset_connection
 
+- name: reload systemd
+  command: systemctl daemon-reload
+  when: ansible_distribution == 'Ubuntu' and ansible_lsb.major_release|int >= 20
+
 - name: Start the docker service
   systemd:
     name: docker