diff --git a/roles/synapse/handlers/main.yml b/roles/synapse/handlers/main.yml
index 6dfcdd7..d616788 100644
--- a/roles/synapse/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/roles/synapse/handlers/main.yml
@@ -3,3 +3,8 @@
   systemd:
     name: nginx
     state: reloaded
+
+- name: Reload synapse
+  systemd:
+    name: matrix-synapse
+    state: reloaded
diff --git a/roles/synapse/tasks/main.yml b/roles/synapse/tasks/main.yml
index 98a5f44..b1a43c9 100644
--- a/roles/synapse/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/synapse/tasks/main.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@
   retries: 3
   until: apt_result is succeeded
 
+- name: Configure synapse
+  template:
+    src: homeserver.yaml
+    dest: /etc/matrix-synapse/homeserver.yaml
+  notify: Reload synapse
 
 # --- DRAFT ---
 - name: Install nginx
@@ -73,8 +78,8 @@
 
 - name: Copy reverse proxy sites
   template:
-    src: "nginx/config_synapse"
-    dest: "/etc/nginx/sites-available/synapse"
+    src: nginx/config_synapse
+    dest: /etc/nginx/sites-available/synapse
   notify: Reload nginx
 
 - name: Activate sites