diff --git a/tasks/elasticsearch-config.yml b/tasks/elasticsearch-config.yml
index 34943b4..278f094 100644
--- a/tasks/elasticsearch-config.yml
+++ b/tasks/elasticsearch-config.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #Copy the config template
 - name: Copy Configuration File
   template: src=elasticsearch.yml.j2 dest={{conf_dir}}/elasticsearch.yml owner={{ es_user }} group={{ es_group }} mode=0644 force=yes
+  register: config_updated
   notify: restart elasticsearch
 
 #Copy the instance specific default file