diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
index 2ce53975a0bf74c58300391b652a32d5f8a84f3e..546c8d43dfbcdd793dff43d57a907d52b5427a32 100644
--- a/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/handlers/main.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
         mode: "0600"
       listen: "save iptables rules"
     - name: save iptables rules
-      ansible.builtin.command: /usr/sbin/iptables-save        # noqa command-instead-of-module
+      ansible.builtin.command:
+        cmd: /usr/sbin/iptables-save > /etc/sysconfig/iptables        # noqa command-instead-of-module
       listen: "save iptables rules"
       changed_when: false