diff --git a/packer/ansible/roles/linux_osquery/tasks/install_osquery_linux.yml b/packer/ansible/roles/linux_osquery/tasks/install_osquery_linux.yml
index 7a9cab66e..a49ecc78c 100644
--- a/packer/ansible/roles/linux_osquery/tasks/install_osquery_linux.yml
+++ b/packer/ansible/roles/linux_osquery/tasks/install_osquery_linux.yml
@@ -51,19 +51,20 @@
     src: custom_osquery.flags
     dest: /etc/osquery/osquery.flags
 
-- name: activate osqueryd service
+- name: Ensure osqueryd service is enabled
   become: true
-  service:
+  systemd:
     name: osqueryd
-    state: started
+    enabled: yes
 
-- name: osqueryd service status check
+- name: Ensure osqueryd service is started
   become: true
-  command: systemctl status osqueryd
-  register: osq_service_status
+  systemd:
+    name: osqueryd
+    state: started
+
+
 
-- name: osquery service status stdout
-  debug: msg="{{ osq_service_status.stdout }}"