diff --git a/roles/service-bird/tasks/main.yml b/roles/service-bird/tasks/main.yml
index 44bcaba..70b0df5 100644
--- a/roles/service-bird/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/service-bird/tasks/main.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
     mode: 0640
     owner: bird
     group: bird
+  tags: sync-peers
   notify: reload systemd unit bird
 
 - name: write mwu_ipv6_peers.conf
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@
     mode: 0640
     owner: bird
     group: bird
+  tags: sync-peers
   notify: reload systemd unit bird6
 
 - name: enable + start systemd units bird + bird6
diff --git a/roles/service-fastd-backbone/handlers/main.yml b/roles/service-fastd-backbone/handlers/main.yml
index 048f5b9..1b57136 100644
--- a/roles/service-fastd-backbone/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/roles/service-fastd-backbone/handlers/main.yml
@@ -4,3 +4,9 @@
     name: "fastd@{{ item.0.id }}igvpn-{{ item.1.mtu }}"
     state: restarted
   loop: "{{ meshes | subelements('fastd.backbone.instances') }}"
+
+- name: reload fastd backbone instances
+  systemd:
+    name: "fastd@{{ item.0.id }}igvpn-{{ item.1.mtu }}"
+    state: reloaded
+  loop: "{{ meshes | subelements('fastd.backbone.instances') }}"
diff --git a/roles/service-fastd-backbone/tasks/main.yml b/roles/service-fastd-backbone/tasks/main.yml
index bb8f17d..e3841ed 100644
--- a/roles/service-fastd-backbone/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/service-fastd-backbone/tasks/main.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
     dest: "/etc/fastd/{{ item.0.id }}igvpn-{{ item.1.mtu }}/peers"
     version: "{{ item.1.peers.version }}"
     update: yes
+  tags: sync-peers
+  notify: reload fastd backbone instances
   loop: "{{ meshes | subelements('fastd.backbone.instances') }}"
   become: false