diff --git a/roles/rabbitmq/tasks/main.yml b/roles/rabbitmq/tasks/main.yml
index 2d79cc79..dabb6d10 100644
--- a/roles/rabbitmq/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/rabbitmq/tasks/main.yml
@@ -28,19 +28,16 @@
   tags:
     - packages
 
-- name: Enable the RabbitMQ Management Console
-  rabbitmq_plugin: names=rabbitmq_management state=enabled
-  notify: restart rabbitmq-server
-
 - name: Make sure rabbitmq-server is enabled and running
   service:
     name: rabbitmq-server
     state: started
     enabled: true
 
+- name: Enable the RabbitMQ Management Console
+  rabbitmq_plugin: names=rabbitmq_management state=enabled
+  notify: restart rabbitmq-server
+
 - include: setup_vhosts.yml
 
 - include: setup_users.yml
-
-- name: Ensure that the RabbitMQ service is running
-  service: name=rabbitmq-server state=started enabled=yes