diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
index e1554f0..422472a 100644
--- a/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/handlers/main.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 ---
 # handlers file for ansible-role-cuda
 - name: reload systemd unit files
-  systemd:
-    daemon-reload: yes
+  shell: systemctl daemon-reload
   when: ansible_connection != 'chroot'
 
 - name: Initialize the GPUs