diff --git a/src/test/setup/of-bridge-local.sh b/src/test/setup/of-bridge-local.sh
index 8ad125d..5bd3ba7 100755
--- a/src/test/setup/of-bridge-local.sh
+++ b/src/test/setup/of-bridge-local.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 fi
 pkill -9 ofdatapath
 pkill -9 ofprotocol
-service openvswitch-switch start
+service openvswitch-switch restart
 echo "Configuring ovs bridge $bridge"
 ovs-vsctl del-br $bridge
 ovs-vsctl add-br $bridge