diff --git a/cloudbaseinit/init.py b/cloudbaseinit/init.py
index e2679c94..dfd2e9f1 100644
--- a/cloudbaseinit/init.py
+++ b/cloudbaseinit/init.py
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class InitManager(object):
         LOG.info("Respawning current process with updated credentials.")
         token = osutils.create_user_logon_session(
             service_user, service_password, service_domain,
-            logon_type=osutils.LOGON32_LOGON_BATCH)
+            logon_type=osutils.LOGON32_LOGON_SERVICE)
         exit_code = osutils.execute_process_as_user(token, arguments)
         LOG.info("Process execution ended with exit code: %s", exit_code)
         sys.exit(exit_code)