diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/remoteshell b/xCAT/postscripts/remoteshell
index fa69cbc68..f4b140b82 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/remoteshell
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/remoteshell
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ then
 	service ssh restart
     fi
 else
-    service sshd start
+    service sshd restart
 fi
 
 kill -9 $CREDPID