From a542e9ca0af9ba8f476d1b6ca89c330bbd9c3c12 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: teacup-on-rockingchair
 <315160+teacup-on-rockingchair@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2026 05:48:02 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Enable systemctl timer even if it was previously masked

---
 shared/templates/timer_enabled/ansible.template | 2 +-
 shared/templates/timer_enabled/bash.template    | 1 +
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/shared/templates/timer_enabled/ansible.template b/shared/templates/timer_enabled/ansible.template
index 68a7fd09d79b..a2ce11434bae 100644
--- a/shared/templates/timer_enabled/ansible.template
+++ b/shared/templates/timer_enabled/ansible.template
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@
       name: "{{{ TIMERNAME }}}.timer"
       enabled: "yes"
       state: "started"
+      masked: "no"
     when:
     - '"{{{ PACKAGENAME }}}" in ansible_facts.packages'
-
diff --git a/shared/templates/timer_enabled/bash.template b/shared/templates/timer_enabled/bash.template
index 9b7dd9ed589f..62711b6a23c4 100644
--- a/shared/templates/timer_enabled/bash.template
+++ b/shared/templates/timer_enabled/bash.template
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 # disruption = low
 
 SYSTEMCTL_EXEC='/usr/bin/systemctl'
+"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" unmask '{{{ TIMERNAME }}}.timer'
 if [[ $("$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" is-system-running) != "offline" ]]; then
   "$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" start '{{{ TIMERNAME }}}.timer'
 fi

From 8a5862542e67bb34a3ce69eea63088dd4a323e75 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: teacup-on-rockingchair
 <315160+teacup-on-rockingchair@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2026 05:48:29 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Add small test to cover masked timer case

---
 shared/templates/timer_enabled/tests/timer_masked.fail.sh | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 shared/templates/timer_enabled/tests/timer_masked.fail.sh

diff --git a/shared/templates/timer_enabled/tests/timer_masked.fail.sh b/shared/templates/timer_enabled/tests/timer_masked.fail.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..98455376c405
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/templates/timer_enabled/tests/timer_masked.fail.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# packages = {{{ PACKAGENAME }}}
+
+SYSTEMCTL_EXEC='/usr/bin/systemctl'
+"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" stop '{{{ TIMERNAME }}}.timer'
+"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" mask '{{{ TIMERNAME }}}.timer'

From fa97f5a79de49f1413b113b4ec75e15352a30f07 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: teacup-on-rockingchair
 <315160+teacup-on-rockingchair@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2026 07:55:10 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Apply suggestion from @Mab879

Co-authored-by: Matthew Burket <m@tthewburket.com>
---
 shared/templates/timer_enabled/ansible.template | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/shared/templates/timer_enabled/ansible.template b/shared/templates/timer_enabled/ansible.template
index a2ce11434bae..01d0849ddf70 100644
--- a/shared/templates/timer_enabled/ansible.template
+++ b/shared/templates/timer_enabled/ansible.template
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@
       name: "{{{ TIMERNAME }}}.timer"
       enabled: "yes"
       state: "started"
-      masked: "no"
+      masked: "false"
     when:
     - '"{{{ PACKAGENAME }}}" in ansible_facts.packages'