diff --git a/elogd.init_template b/elogd.init_template
index f27b8c6d..dedfdc23 100755
--- a/elogd.init_template
+++ b/elogd.init_template
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ case "$1" in
 	;;
   restart|reload)
 	$0 stop
+	sleep 1
 	$0 start
 	;;
   *)