diff --git a/tasks/base-package-auxiliary-settings-sysstat.yml b/tasks/base-package-auxiliary-settings-sysstat.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b64d13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/base-package-auxiliary-settings-sysstat.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+- name: 'Gather service facts'
+  ansible.builtin.service_facts:
+
+- name: 'If ''sysstat.service'' exists make sure it''s running'
+  when: '''sysstat.service'' in ansible_facts[''services'']'
+  ansible.builtin.service:
+      name: 'sysstat.service'
+      state: 'started'
+      enabled: true
diff --git a/tasks/base-package-auxiliary-settings.yml b/tasks/base-package-auxiliary-settings.yml
index 22406b7..ed7159f 100644
--- a/tasks/base-package-auxiliary-settings.yml
+++ b/tasks/base-package-auxiliary-settings.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+- import_tasks: 'base-package-auxiliary-settings-sysstat.yml'
 - import_tasks: 'base-package-auxiliary-settings-tmux.yml'
 - import_tasks: 'base-package-auxiliary-settings-single-package-single-config.yml'