diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/ansible/playbooks/restart_jenkins_masters.yaml b/modules/openstack_project/files/ansible/playbooks/restart_jenkins_masters.yaml
index 0f96c6b4ec..0946608b8d 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/ansible/playbooks/restart_jenkins_masters.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/ansible/playbooks/restart_jenkins_masters.yaml
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@
       # This is necessary because stopping Jenkins is not reliable.
       # We allow return code 1 which means no processes found.
     - shell: 'pkill -9 -U jenkins || [ $? -eq "1" ]'
-    - service: name=jenkins state=started
+    - service: name=jenkins state=restarted