diff --git a/xCAT-OpenStack/xCAT-OpenStack.spec b/xCAT-OpenStack/xCAT-OpenStack.spec
index d0ff64bab..7f1817951 100644
--- a/xCAT-OpenStack/xCAT-OpenStack.spec
+++ b/xCAT-OpenStack/xCAT-OpenStack.spec
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %ifos linux
   if [ -f "/proc/cmdline" ]; then   # prevent running it during install into chroot image
     if [ -f $RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX0/sbin/xcatd  ]; then
-      /etc/init.d/xcatd reload
+      /etc/init.d/xcatd restart 
     fi
   fi
 %endif