diff --git a/roles/router/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/router/tasks/main.yaml
index 221bbd16979a367283f7db0e3ec8abe14f6b9f74..e21666aa98aa73eb3844be915e253fa80e604eff 100644
--- a/roles/router/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/router/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@
   service:
     enabled: true
     name: unbound
+    state: started
   tags:
     - unbound
     - dns
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@
   service:
     enabled: true
     name: ftpproxy
+    state: started
   notify: Restart the FTP proxy
   tags:
     - ftpproxy
@@ -266,6 +268,7 @@
   service:
     enabled: true
     name: nsd
+    state: started
   tags:
     - nsd
     - dns
@@ -288,6 +291,7 @@
   service:
     enabled: true
     name: dhcpd
+    state: started
   notify:
     - Restart the DHCP daemon
   tags:
@@ -364,6 +368,7 @@
   service:
     enabled: true
     name: bgpd
+    state: started
   notify:
     - Restart the BGP daemon
   tags:
@@ -391,6 +396,7 @@
   service:
     enabled: true
     name: ntpd
+    state: started
   notify:
     - Restart the NTP daemon
   tags:
@@ -431,6 +437,7 @@
   service:
     enabled: false
     name: sndiod
+    state: stopped
   notify:
     - Stop the audio server
   tags: