diff --git a/ansible/roles/nfs_mounts/tasks/autofs.yml b/ansible/roles/nfs_mounts/tasks/autofs.yml
index 301c2660f103f799e79d33fdf59bb27a302c91db..642a02e997533949b5b60033287f44401c06230e 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/nfs_mounts/tasks/autofs.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/nfs_mounts/tasks/autofs.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@
   loop:
     - { src: /data/rc/apps, dest: /share/apps }
 
-- name: Enable autofs service
+- name: Enable and start autofs service
   ansible.builtin.service:
     name: autofs
     enabled: true
+    state: restarted