diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index eeb93a5..ff22ee0 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@
     with_items: '{{ springboot_apps }}'
     when: ansible_service_mgr == 'systemd'
     notify: systemd reload
+    register: springboot_app_restart
+
+  - name: Restart the springboot apps if the systemd unit changed
+    service: name={{ item.name }} state=restarted
+    with_items: '{{ springboot_apps }}'
+    when: springboot_app_restart is changed
 
   - name: Force all notified handlers to run at this point, not waiting for normal sync points
     meta: flush_handlers