diff --git a/roles/trivalent/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/trivalent/tasks/main.yaml
index 9567fd6..8213d0c 100644
--- a/roles/trivalent/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/trivalent/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 - name: Enable pactl service
   ansible.builtin.systemd_service:
     name: 'pactl'
-    state: 'enabled'
+    state: 'started'
     daemon_reload: true
 
 - name: Set trivalent enterprise policies