diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
index 566ae4c..2685674 100644
--- a/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/handlers/main.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 - name: restart flexlm services
   service:
     name: '{{ "flexlm-" + item.name }}'
-    state: '{{ "restarted" if (flexlm__deploy_state == "present" and (item.service | d(True)) else "stopped" }}'
+    state: '{{ "restarted" if (flexlm__deploy_state == "present" and (item.service | d(True) | bool) else "stopped" }}'
     enabled: '{{ item.service | d(True) | bool }}'
   with_flattened:
     - '{{ flexlm__licences }}'
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 67adbe9..012e8de 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -99,3 +99,11 @@
   notify: ['restart flexlm services']
   when: ( flexlm__register_service|changed )
 
+- name: Manage flexlm services
+  service:
+    name: '{{ "flexlm-" + item.name }}'
+    state: '{{ "started" if (flexlm__deploy_state == "present" and (item.service | d(True) | bool)) else "stopped" }}'
+    enabled: '{{ item.service | d(True) | bool }}'
+  with_flattened:
+    - '{{ flexlm__licences }}'
+