diff --git a/playbooks/roles/system/zfs/tasks/include/load_key.yml b/playbooks/roles/system/zfs/tasks/include/load_key.yml
index e881b76..9135e30 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/system/zfs/tasks/include/load_key.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/system/zfs/tasks/include/load_key.yml
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@
   ansible.builtin.systemd:
     name: "zfs-load-key@{{ item }}.service"
     enabled: true
+    state: "started"
   loop: "{{ system_zfs_zpools_load_key }}"