diff --git a/roles/matrix-common-after/tasks/start.yml b/roles/matrix-common-after/tasks/start.yml
index 6a5318149..18d3a2c3a 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-common-after/tasks/start.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-common-after/tasks/start.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
 - name: Populate service facts
   service_facts:
+  when: ansible_distribution != 'Archlinux'
 
 - name: Fail if service isn't detected to be running
   fail:
@@ -38,4 +39,31 @@
       It's possible that there's a configuration problem or another service on your server interferes with it (uses the same ports, etc.).
       Try running `systemctl status {{ item }}` and `journalctl -fu {{ item }}` on the server to investigate.
   with_items: "{{ matrix_systemd_services_list }}"
-  when: "ansible_facts.services[item + '.service']|default(none) is none or ansible_facts.services[item + '.service'].state != 'running'"
+  when:
+    - "ansible_facts.services[item + '.service']|default(none) is none or ansible_facts.services[item + '.service'].state != 'running'"
+    - ansible_distribution != 'Archlinux'
+
+# Currently there is a bug in ansible that renders is incompatible with systemd.
+# service_facts is not collecting the data successfully.
+# Therefore iterating here manually
+- name: Fetch systemd information
+  systemd:
+    name: "{{ item }}"
+  register: systemdstatus
+  with_items: "{{ matrix_systemd_services_list }}"
+  when:
+    - ansible_distribution == 'Archlinux'
+
+- name: Fail if service isn't detected to be running
+  fail:
+    msg: >-
+      {{ item.item }} was not detected to be running.
+      It's possible that there's a configuration problem or another service on your server interferes with it (uses the same ports, etc.).
+      Try running `systemctl status {{ item.item }}` and `journalctl -fu {{ item.item }}` on the server to investigate.
+  with_items: "{{ systemdstatus.results }}"
+  loop_control:
+    label: "{{ item.name }}"
+  when:
+    #- "ansible_facts.services[item + '.service']|default(none) is none or ansible_facts.services[item + '.service'].state != 'running'"
+    - "item.status['ActiveState'] != 'active'"
+    - "ansible_distribution == 'Archlinux'"