diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 18cdf4b..906c294 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@ iptables_rules_v6:
       policy: ACCEPT
     OUTPUT:
       policy: ACCEPT
+iptables_reload_on_update: true
diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 22d75a1..0000000
--- a/handlers/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-- name: Reload netfilter-persistent
-  command: netfilter-persistent reload
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 7a7c139..ecf6267 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -6,10 +6,14 @@
   template:
     src: rules-v4.j2
     dest: /etc/iptables/rules.v4
-  notify: Reload netfilter-persistent
+  register: rules_v4
 
 - name: rules.v6
   template:
     src: rules-v6.j2
     dest: /etc/iptables/rules.v6
-  notify: Reload netfilter-persistent
+  register: rules_v6
+
+- name: Reload netfilter-persistent
+  command: /usr/sbin/netfilter-persistent reload
+  when: iptables_reload_on_update and ( rules_v4 is changed or rules_v6 is changed )