diff --git a/packaging/monasca-agent.init.template b/packaging/monasca-agent.init.template
index 05cf927e..5c2d3b45 100755
--- a/packaging/monasca-agent.init.template
+++ b/packaging/monasca-agent.init.template
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ case "$1" in
 
     restart|force-reload)
         $0 stop
+        sleep 1
         $0 start
         ;;