diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index dd7a7a6..297a19d 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -77,18 +77,12 @@
     - Restart WinBind
   tags: samba
 
-- name: Start Samba service
+- name: Start Samba service(s)
   service:
-    name: "{{ samba_service }}"
-    state: started
-    enabled: yes
-  tags: samba
-
-- name: Start WindBind service
-  service:
-    name: "{{ winbind_service }}"
+    name: "{{ item }}"
     state: started
     enabled: yes
+  with_items: "{{ samba_services }}"
   tags: samba
 
 - name: Create Samba users if they don't exist yet
diff --git a/vars/os_Archlinux.yml b/vars/os_Archlinux.yml
index edfd3f6..71f28c4 100644
--- a/vars/os_Archlinux.yml
+++ b/vars/os_Archlinux.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ samba_selinux_booleans: []
 
 samba_configuration: /etc/samba/smb.conf
 
-samba_service: smbd
-winbind_service: nmbd
+samba_services:
+  - smbd
+  - nmbd
 
 samba_www_documentroot: /var/www
diff --git a/vars/os_Debian.yml b/vars/os_Debian.yml
index a467b52..c9d0700 100644
--- a/vars/os_Debian.yml
+++ b/vars/os_Debian.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ samba_selinux_booleans: []
 
 samba_configuration: /etc/samba/smb.conf
 
-samba_service: smbd
-winbind_service: nmbd
+samba_services:
+  - samba
 
 samba_www_documentroot: /var/www
diff --git a/vars/os_RedHat.yml b/vars/os_RedHat.yml
index 819fa54..b8fbf56 100644
--- a/vars/os_RedHat.yml
+++ b/vars/os_RedHat.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ samba_selinux_booleans:
 
 samba_configuration: /etc/samba/smb.conf
 
-samba_service: smb
-winbind_service: nmb
+samba_services:
+  - smb
+  - nmb
 
 samba_www_documentroot: /var/www/html