diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
index c94f0c7..744b6c6 100644
--- a/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/handlers/main.yml
@@ -5,3 +5,8 @@
     name: knot
     state: reloaded
   listen: reload nameserver
+
+- name: restart knot
+  service:
+    name: knot
+    state: restarted
diff --git a/tasks/configure.yml b/tasks/configure.yml
index ec183c5..dbc794e 100644
--- a/tasks/configure.yml
+++ b/tasks/configure.yml
@@ -5,3 +5,12 @@
     src: knot.conf.j2
     dest: /etc/knot/knot.conf
   notify: reload knot
+
+- name: working directory
+  file:
+    path: /var/lib/knot
+    state: directory
+    owner: knot
+    group: knot
+    recurse: yes
+  notify: restart knot
diff --git a/templates/knot.conf.j2 b/templates/knot.conf.j2
index 607b200..1069f55 100644
--- a/templates/knot.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/knot.conf.j2
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 server:
+{% if not nameserver_ips is defined%}
     listen: 0.0.0.0@53
     listen: ::@53
+{% else %}
+{% for ip in nameserver_ips %}
+    listen: {{ip|ipaddr('address')}}@53
+{% endfor %}
+{% endif %}
     user: knot:knot
 
 log: