diff --git a/roles/ceph-restapi/tasks/start_restapi.yml b/roles/ceph-restapi/tasks/start_restapi.yml
index 357c5d7a2..68fd25bd8 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-restapi/tasks/start_restapi.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-restapi/tasks/start_restapi.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 - name: check if ceph rest api is already started
-  shell: "pgrep ceph-rest-api"
+  shell: "pgrep -f ceph-rest-api"
   changed_when: false
   failed_when: false
   always_run: true