diff --git a/handlers/restart_services.yml b/handlers/restart_services.yml
index 9af6199136..b21d8ec25c 100644
--- a/handlers/restart_services.yml
+++ b/handlers/restart_services.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@
 - name: restart ntpd
   action: service name=ntpd state=restarted
 
+- name: restart sshd
+  action: service name=sshd state=restarted
+
 - name: restart openvpn (Fedora)
   when: ansible_distribution == "Fedora"
   action: service name=openvpn-client@openvpn state=restarted