diff --git a/keycloak/scripts/ansible/roles/keycloak/tasks/deploy-config.yml b/keycloak/scripts/ansible/roles/keycloak/tasks/deploy-config.yml
index 58d8088f..836ade4c 100644
--- a/keycloak/scripts/ansible/roles/keycloak/tasks/deploy-config.yml
+++ b/keycloak/scripts/ansible/roles/keycloak/tasks/deploy-config.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+- name: status service
+  become: yes
+  command: /etc/init.d/keycloak status
+  register: keycloak
+  poll: 5
+  async: 10
+
+- name: stop service
+  become: yes
+  command: /etc/init.d/keycloak stop && Pkill keycloak
+  when: "keycloak.stdout.find('running') != -1"
+  poll: 5
+  async: 10
+  ignore_errors: yes
+
 - name: Paste keycloak config package on server
   copy: src="sunbird_auth_{{sunbird_auth_version}}.config.zip" dest="/tmp/" force=no owner={{wildfly_user}} group={{wildfly_group}}
 
@@ -46,3 +61,9 @@
   file:
     path: "/tmp/sunbird_auth_{{sunbird_auth_version}}.config.zip"
     state: absent
+
+- name: start service
+  become: yes
+  command: /etc/init.d/keycloak start
+  poll: 5
+  async: 5