diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/common/profile/scripts/setupssh b/confluent_osdeploy/common/profile/scripts/setupssh
index 6215a1d7..e6048808 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/common/profile/scripts/setupssh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/common/profile/scripts/setupssh
@@ -42,3 +42,4 @@ confluentpython $confapiclient /confluent-api/self/nodelist | sed -e 's/^- //' >
 cat /etc/ssh/shosts.equiv > /root/.shosts
 cd -
 rm -rf $TMPDIR
+systemctl try-restart sshd
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/debian/profiles/default/scripts/setupssh b/confluent_osdeploy/debian/profiles/default/scripts/setupssh
index 6215a1d7..e6048808 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/debian/profiles/default/scripts/setupssh
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/debian/profiles/default/scripts/setupssh
@@ -42,3 +42,4 @@ confluentpython $confapiclient /confluent-api/self/nodelist | sed -e 's/^- //' >
 cat /etc/ssh/shosts.equiv > /root/.shosts
 cd -
 rm -rf $TMPDIR
+systemctl try-restart sshd