diff --git a/ansible/roles/local-server-head/tasks/nomad.yaml b/ansible/roles/local-server-head/tasks/nomad.yaml
index 6d2e07e..0330c05 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/local-server-head/tasks/nomad.yaml
+++ b/ansible/roles/local-server-head/tasks/nomad.yaml
@@ -31,4 +31,9 @@
       update_cache: true
 - name: Install nomad package
   ansible.builtin.apt:
-    pkg: nomad
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+    pkg: nomad
+- name: Make sure the nomad service is available
+  ansible.builtin.systemd_service:
+    name: nomad
+    state: started
+    enabled: true
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