diff --git a/roles/synapse/tasks/main.yml b/roles/synapse/tasks/main.yml
index b96add5..b569489 100644
--- a/roles/synapse/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/synapse/tasks/main.yml
@@ -59,3 +59,9 @@
     dest: '/etc/nginx/http.d/synapse.conf'
     src: 'nginx.conf.j2'
   notify: reload nginx
+
+- name: Enable synapse
+  service:
+    name: synapse
+    enabled: yes
+    state: started