diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index b88c73b..4daf428 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -273,9 +273,7 @@
 - name: Reload the systemd daemon if we are running on a systemd-backed server
   ansible.builtin.systemd:
     daemon-reload: true
-  when:
-    - ansible_service_mgr == 'systemd'
-    - tomcat_use_systemd_unit
+  when: reload_systemd
   tags: ['tomcat', 'tomcat_instances', 'tomcat_init']
 
 - name: Install the helper script used by the systemd unit