diff --git a/script/init.d/ethercat.in b/script/init.d/ethercat.in
index d0f981cd..12ea4547 100755
--- a/script/init.d/ethercat.in
+++ b/script/init.d/ethercat.in
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ restart)
     $0 stop || exit 1
     sleep 1
     $0 start
+    exit
     ;;
 
 status)