diff --git a/ansible/roles/kubernetes_common/tasks/main.yaml b/ansible/roles/kubernetes_common/tasks/main.yaml
index d385f14..7ba930b 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/kubernetes_common/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/ansible/roles/kubernetes_common/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@
   ansible.builtin.import_tasks: repo.yaml
 - name: Install Kubernetes packages
   ansible.builtin.import_tasks: packages.yaml
+- name: Ensure services running
+  ansible.builtin.import_tasks: services.yaml
diff --git a/ansible/roles/kubernetes_common/tasks/services.yaml b/ansible/roles/kubernetes_common/tasks/services.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af9f2eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/kubernetes_common/tasks/services.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+- name: Ensure containerd is running
+  ansible.builtin.service:
+    name: containerd
+    state: started
+    enabled: true