diff --git a/roles/docker/handlers/main.yml b/roles/docker/handlers/main.yml
index 6f54f33d5..04d761796 100644
--- a/roles/docker/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/roles/docker/handlers/main.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   command: /bin/true
   notify:
     - Docker | reload systemd
+    - Docker | reload docker.socket
     - Docker | reload docker
     - Docker | pause while Docker restarts
     - Docker | wait for docker
@@ -16,6 +17,12 @@
     name: docker
     state: restarted
 
+- name: Docker | reload docker.socket
+  service:
+    name: docker.socket
+    state: restarted
+  when: ansible_os_family == 'CoreOS'
+
 - name: Docker | pause while Docker restarts
   pause: seconds=10 prompt="Waiting for docker restart"