diff --git a/tasks/autofs.yml b/tasks/autofs.yml
index f94e61d..c2c8c3b 100644
--- a/tasks/autofs.yml
+++ b/tasks/autofs.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@
   when: ansible_distribution_file_variety == "RedHat"
   tags: [ 'nfs', 'autofs' ]
 
+- name: Stop autofs if it is a 'hard' reconfiguration
+  block:
+    - name: Stop autofs
+      service: name=autofs state=stopped
+      when: autofs_hard_reconfig is defined and autofs_hard_reconfig
+
+  tags: [ 'nfs', 'autofs', 'autofs_conf' ]
+
 - name: Configure autofs and its maps
   block:
     - name: Create the mount points