diff --git a/envoy/start_envoy.sh b/envoy/start_envoy.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+RESTART_EPOCH=0
+
+
+echo "Staring envoy re-starter"
+
+
+function fork_envoy()
+{
+    echo "Forking envoy"
+    /usr/local/bin/envoy -l debug -c envoy/front-proxy/voltha-grpc-proxy.json --restart-epoch $RESTART_EPOCH &
+    CUR_PID=$!
+    RESTART_EPOCH=`expr $RESTART_EPOCH + 1`
+    wait
+}
+
+function end_envoy()
+{
+        echo "Killing envoy"
+	kill -KILL $CUR_PID
+}
+
+trap fork_envoy SIGHUP
+trap end_envoy SIGTERM
+
+fork_envoy
+
+