diff --git a/roles/ensure_dovecot/handlers/main.yml b/roles/ensure_dovecot/handlers/main.yml
index c07ac05..8b424ab 100644
--- a/roles/ensure_dovecot/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ensure_dovecot/handlers/main.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   ansible.builtin.service:
     enabled: '{{ item.enabled }}'
     name: '{{ item.name }}'
-    state: reloaded
+    state: '{{ item.state_handler | default("reloaded") }}'
   loop: '{{ ensure_dovecot.service_list }}'
   loop_control:
-    label: '{{ item.name }} will be reloaded'
+    label: '{{ item.name }} will be {{ item.state_handler | default("reloaded") }}'
diff --git a/roles/ensure_dovecot/vars/Fedora-43-default.yml b/roles/ensure_dovecot/vars/Fedora-43-default.yml
index d8405b7..c914fc4 100644
--- a/roles/ensure_dovecot/vars/Fedora-43-default.yml
+++ b/roles/ensure_dovecot/vars/Fedora-43-default.yml
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@ service_list:
   - enabled: 'yes'
     name: dovecot-copytls.service
     state: started
+    state_handler: restarted
   - enabled: 'yes'
     name: dovecot-copytls.timer
     state: started
+    state_handler: restarted
 template_list:
   - dest: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
     src: '{{ ansible_facts["distribution"] }}/{{ ansible_facts["distribution_major_version"]
diff --git a/roles/ensure_dovecot/vars/Fedora-44-default.yml b/roles/ensure_dovecot/vars/Fedora-44-default.yml
index d8405b7..c914fc4 100644
--- a/roles/ensure_dovecot/vars/Fedora-44-default.yml
+++ b/roles/ensure_dovecot/vars/Fedora-44-default.yml
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@ service_list:
   - enabled: 'yes'
     name: dovecot-copytls.service
     state: started
+    state_handler: restarted
   - enabled: 'yes'
     name: dovecot-copytls.timer
     state: started
+    state_handler: restarted
 template_list:
   - dest: /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf
     src: '{{ ansible_facts["distribution"] }}/{{ ansible_facts["distribution_major_version"]