diff --git a/ansible/roles/haproxy/handlers/main.yml b/ansible/roles/haproxy/handlers/main.yml
index c440c722f..6dabebc2c 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/haproxy/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/haproxy/handlers/main.yml
@@ -10,10 +10,5 @@
 
 - name: reload haproxy configuration
   become: yes
-  docker_container:
-    name: haproxy
-    state: started
-    container_default_behavior: no_defaults
-    force_kill: True
-    kill_signal: HUP
+  command: sudo docker kill --signal HUP haproxy
   listen: reload haproxy