diff --git a/roles/services/tasks/spacestated.yaml b/roles/services/tasks/spacestated.yaml
index d85e415..0a77caa 100644
--- a/roles/services/tasks/spacestated.yaml
+++ b/roles/services/tasks/spacestated.yaml
@@ -28,3 +28,10 @@
     group: root
     mode: 0644
   notify: restart spacestated
+
+- name: Start spacestated
+  systemd:
+    name: spacestated
+    state: started
+    enabled: yes
+    daemon_reload: true