diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 73c3c56..4c0b614 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -5,12 +5,16 @@
     name: net.ipv4.tcp_fin_timeout
     value: '{{ apigee_net_ipv4_tcp_fin_timeout }}'
     state: present
+  tags:
+  - sysctl
 
 - name: Update vm max map count for cassandra
   sysctl:
     name: vm.max_map_count
     value: '{{ apigee_max_map_count }}'
     state: present
+  tags:
+  - sysctl
 
 - name: Update limits.conf
   copy: