diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 85366fcdbe86d1db76c6915140b1c98d1d80bb28..d605b847d98e62c419280dea680297da14f6cfac 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -263,6 +263,11 @@
   notify: restart-sshd
   tags: sshd
 
+- name: Enable SSH daemon service
+  service:
+    name: ssh
+    enabled: true
+
 - name: Copy bashrc file with session timeout
   copy:
     src: bash.bashrc