diff --git a/freebsd/resources/switch.sh b/freebsd/resources/switch.sh
index 904384d..3d2662c 100755
--- a/freebsd/resources/switch.sh
+++ b/freebsd/resources/switch.sh
@@ -33,3 +33,7 @@ if [ .$switch_source = ."source" ]; then
 	#set the file permissions
 	switch/source-permissions.sh
 fi
+
+#start the service
+service freeswitch start
+