diff --git a/roles/ansible/tasks/main.yml b/roles/ansible/tasks/main.yml
index 2fffc9bc..d0359af3 100644
--- a/roles/ansible/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ansible/tasks/main.yml
@@ -37,3 +37,16 @@
     src: update-motd.d/05-service.j2
     dest: /etc/update-motd.d/05-ansible
     mode: 0755
+
+- name: Enable automatic removal of stale sockets
+  lineinfile:
+    dest: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+    regexp: ^StreamLocalBindUnlink
+    line: "StreamLocalBindUnlink yes # Enable automatic removal of stale sockets"
+    state: present
+
+- name: Restart sshd
+  systemd:
+    enabled: yes
+    state: restarted
+    name: sshd