diff --git a/tasks/build/configure-k3s-cluster.yml b/tasks/build/configure-k3s-cluster.yml
index ad08b20..f99c8f6 100644
--- a/tasks/build/configure-k3s-cluster.yml
+++ b/tasks/build/configure-k3s-cluster.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 - name: Ensure k3s service unit file is present
   template:
     src: k3s.service.j2
-    dest: /etc/systemd/system/k3s.service
+    dest: "{{ k3s_systemd_unit_directory }}/k3s.service"
   become: "{{ k3s_become_for_systemd | ternary(true, false, k3s_become_for_all) }}"
   notify:
     - reload systemd
diff --git a/tasks/build/install-k3s.yml b/tasks/build/install-k3s.yml
index e06bf96..80ea3e8 100644
--- a/tasks/build/install-k3s.yml
+++ b/tasks/build/install-k3s.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,21 @@
 ---
 
+- name: Ensure k3s is symlinked into the installation destination on the contol plane
+  file:
+    src: "{{ k3s_install_dir }}/k3s-{{ k3s_release_version }}"
+    dest: "{{ k3s_install_dir }}/k3s"
+    state: link
+  when: (k3s_control_node and k3s_controller_count | length == 1)
+        or (k3s_primary_control_node and k3s_controller_count | length > 1)
+  notify:
+    - restart k3s
+  become: "{{ k3s_become_for_install_dir | ternary(true, false, k3s_become_for_all) }}"
+
 - name: Ensure systemd unit file directory exists
   file:
     path: "{{ k3s_systemd_unit_directory }}"
     state: directory
     recurse: true
-  when: (k3s_control_node and k3s_controller_count | length == 1)
-        or (k3s_primary_control_node and k3s_controller_count | length > 1)
 
 - name: Ensure k3s service unit file is present on control plane
   template:
@@ -16,6 +25,7 @@
         or (k3s_primary_control_node and k3s_controller_count | length > 1)
   notify:
     - reload systemd
+    - restart k3s
   become: "{{ k3s_become_for_systemd | ternary(true, false, k3s_become_for_all) }}"
 
 - meta: flush_handlers
@@ -34,7 +44,7 @@
     mode: 0700
   become: "{{ k3s_become_for_usr_local_bin | ternary(true, false, k3s_become_for_all) }}"
 
-- name: Ensure k3s is symlinked into the installation destinations
+- name: Ensure k3s is symlinked into the installation destinations across all nodes
   file:
     src: "{{ k3s_install_dir }}/k3s-{{ k3s_release_version }}"
     dest: "{{ k3s_install_dir }}/{{ item }}"