diff --git a/freebsd/resources/switch.sh b/freebsd/resources/switch.sh
index 3d2662c..7b2600d 100755
--- a/freebsd/resources/switch.sh
+++ b/freebsd/resources/switch.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ if [ .$switch_source = ."source" ]; then
 	switch/source-permissions.sh
 fi
 
-#start the service
-service freeswitch start
+#restart the service
+service freeswitch restart