diff --git a/tasks/boot.yml b/tasks/boot.yml
index a497cc3..702390f 100644
--- a/tasks/boot.yml
+++ b/tasks/boot.yml
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@
     - 'os-prober'
 
 - name: "Enable lightdm"
-  service:
+  systemd:
     name: "lightdm"
     enabled: true
+    state: started
 
 - name: "Disable PC Speaker"
   modprobe:
diff --git a/tasks/dabapps.yml b/tasks/dabapps.yml
index 5206751..e438a2b 100644
--- a/tasks/dabapps.yml
+++ b/tasks/dabapps.yml
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@
 
 
 - name: "Enable redis"
-  service:
+  systemd:
     name: "redis"
     enabled: true
+    state: started
 
 
 - name: "Clone DabApps Dotfiles"
diff --git a/tasks/ntp.yml b/tasks/ntp.yml
index 3a999ce..a579eb3 100644
--- a/tasks/ntp.yml
+++ b/tasks/ntp.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     - ntp
 
 - name: Enable NTP service
-  service:
+  systemd:
     name: "ntpd"
     enabled: true
+    state: started
diff --git a/tasks/power-saving.yml b/tasks/power-saving.yml
index 1fe546f..9a4ecb1 100644
--- a/tasks/power-saving.yml
+++ b/tasks/power-saving.yml
@@ -17,17 +17,19 @@
     - xfce4-power-manager
 
 - name: Enable TLP services
-  service:
+  systemd:
     name: "{{ item }}"
     enabled: true
+    state: started
   with_items:
     - tlp
     - tlp-sleep
 
 - name: Enable NBFC
-  service:
+  systemd:
     name: nbfc
     enabled: true
+    state: started
 
 - name: Install TLP config
   copy:
diff --git a/tasks/security.yml b/tasks/security.yml
index e6c975f..9a3f07b 100644
--- a/tasks/security.yml
+++ b/tasks/security.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     owner: "{{ user }}"
 
 - name: Enable opensnitch
-  service:
+  systemd:
     name: "opensnitchd"
     enabled: true
+    state: started