diff --git a/roles/spampd/handlers/main.yml b/roles/spampd/handlers/main.yml
index 535244305c00a72586d98039dce365d18bd9ac93..7f80c9849074249322daca9627e8253d4a74eeb5 100644
--- a/roles/spampd/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/roles/spampd/handlers/main.yml
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@
 
 - name: restart spampd
   service: name=spampd state=restarted
+
+- name: start sa-update
+  service: name=sa-update state=restarted
diff --git a/roles/spampd/tasks/main.yml b/roles/spampd/tasks/main.yml
index 9557ca7918ca67834281af9f94e7e45b00444ed6..d617b901a18019ab719f0074469f80fe3a4a412b 100644
--- a/roles/spampd/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/spampd/tasks/main.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 - name: install sa-update.sh
   copy: src=sa-update.sh dest=/usr/local/bin/sa-update.sh owner=root group=root mode=0755
+  notify:
+    - restart sa-update
 
 - name: install support files
   copy: src={{ item }} dest=/etc/mail/spamassassin/{{ item }} owner=root group=root mode=0644