diff --git a/roles/hcloud/tasks/_set_server_state.yml b/roles/hcloud/tasks/_set_server_state.yml
index fa0ecf3..5396e8e 100644
--- a/roles/hcloud/tasks/_set_server_state.yml
+++ b/roles/hcloud/tasks/_set_server_state.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,22 @@
   block:
   - name: "DEBUG: hcloud_response"
     debug:
-      msg: hcloud_response.msg
+      msg: '{{ hcloud_response.msg }}'
+
+  - name: "Ensure Server is STARTED when server_state=present"
+    hetzner.hcloud.hcloud_server:
+      api_token: "{{ hetzner_authentication_ansible }}"
+      name: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
+      state: "started"
+    delegate_to: 127.0.0.1
+    become: false
+    retries: 10
+    delay: 15
+    until: server_locked.rc == 0
+    register: server_locked
+    when:
+      - server_state == 'present'
+      - hcloud_response.msg == 'cannot perform operation because server is locked'
 
   - name: "Ensure Server is STARTED when server_state=present"
     hetzner.hcloud.hcloud_server: