diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 1caec13a452805e19a911644c86dc0d8c91c4fed..bc3f061d24cc4eee5bdc86647bf2654959d1c576 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   with_items:
     - mysql-server/root_password
     - mysql-server/root_password_again
+  register: mysql_debconf
 
 - name: apt install
   apt:
@@ -24,6 +25,10 @@
     - python-mysqldb
     - cron
 
+- name: Reconfigure (if needed)
+  when: mysql_debconf.changed
+  command: /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure --frontend noninteractive mysql-server-5.5
+
 - name: Add daily backup job
   copy:
     src: backup.sh