diff --git a/nginx_config/start_service.sh b/nginx_config/start_service.sh
index eaaae61..bb0ed37 100755
--- a/nginx_config/start_service.sh
+++ b/nginx_config/start_service.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 cd /
-#nginx -c /nginx_config/nginx.conf&
-exec consul-template -reload-signal='SIGHUP' -consul $CONSUL_ADDR -template="nginx_config/nginx-upstreams.ctmpl:nginx_config/upstreams/voltha-upstreams.conf:nginx -s reload"  -exec='/usr/sbin/nginx -c /nginx_config/nginx.conf -g "daemon off;"'
+nginx -c /nginx_config/nginx.conf&
+sleep 2 # Let nginx get settled bfore starting consul-template to avoid attemtps to reload resulting in errors.
+exec consul-template -reload-signal='SIGHUP' -consul $CONSUL_ADDR -template="nginx_config/nginx-upstreams.ctmpl:nginx_config/upstreams/voltha-upstreams.conf:nginx -s reload"