diff --git a/roles/apache/files/.gitignore b/roles/apache/files/.gitignore
index c55fa0e..151513e 100644
--- a/roles/apache/files/.gitignore
+++ b/roles/apache/files/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 *.key
 *.pem
 *.keytab
+*.cnf
diff --git a/roles/apache/tasks/main.yml b/roles/apache/tasks/main.yml
index 946ad70..5636fc1 100644
--- a/roles/apache/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/apache/tasks/main.yml
@@ -87,12 +87,6 @@
   with_items: '{{ web_ports }}'
   notify: save firewalld configuration
 
-- meta: flush_handlers
-- name: ensure httpd service is running
-  service:
-    name=httpd
-    state=started
-
 - name: ensure old apache logs are rotated
   template:
     src=httpd.logrotate.j2