diff --git a/handlers/restart_services.yml b/handlers/restart_services.yml
index 862a0afd22..278bf30482 100644
--- a/handlers/restart_services.yml
+++ b/handlers/restart_services.yml
@@ -82,6 +82,3 @@
 
 - name: run fasclient
   action: command /usr/bin/fasClient -i
-
-- name: restart fedmsg-hub
-  action: service name=fedmsg-hub state=restarted
diff --git a/roles/badges-backend/templates/badges-awarder.py b/roles/badges-backend/templates/badges-awarder.py
index ce1e6f0c16..769577b968 100644
--- a/roles/badges-backend/templates/badges-awarder.py
+++ b/roles/badges-backend/templates/badges-awarder.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 config = {
-
     # We need to tell the fedmsg-hub that it should load our consumer on start.
     "fedmsg.consumers.badges.enabled": True,
 
diff --git a/roles/fedmsg-hub/handlers/main.yml b/roles/fedmsg-hub/handlers/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eeb0c8707f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/fedmsg-hub/handlers/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- name: restart fedmsg-hub
+  action: service name=fedmsg-hub state=restarted