diff --git a/src/vnc.yml b/src/vnc.yml
index b9c161b..f71fce8 100644
--- a/src/vnc.yml
+++ b/src/vnc.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
               - /bin/loginctl
               - enable-linger
               - "{{ username }}"
+            creates: /var/lib/systemd/linger/{{ username }}
         - name: >-
             Enable the user-mode systemd service that creates the file
             share symlink for the vnc user
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@
               - /bin/loginctl
               - disable-linger
               - "{{ username }}"
+            removes: /var/lib/systemd/linger/{{ username }}
   vars:
     # The username, password, and ssh keys for the VNC user
     username: "{{ lookup('aws_ssm', '/vnc/username') }}"