diff --git a/examples/016_tasks_handlers/roles/mysql/tasks/main.yml b/examples/016_tasks_handlers/roles/mysql/tasks/main.yml
index db06b1c..f62d97a 100644
--- a/examples/016_tasks_handlers/roles/mysql/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/examples/016_tasks_handlers/roles/mysql/tasks/main.yml
@@ -7,8 +7,15 @@
 - name: install mysql-server
   apt: name=mysql-server state=present update_cache=yes
 
-- name: ensure mysql started
+- name: ensuer mysql started properly
   service: name=mysql state=started enabled=yes
+  register: mysql_status
+  until: mysql_status is success
+  retries: 5
+  delay: 5
+
+- name: read mysql_status
+  debug: var=mysql_status
 
 - name: ensure mysql listening on all ports
   lineinfile: dest=/etc/mysql/my.cnf regexp=^bind-address line="bind-address = 0.0.0.0"