diff --git a/host/virtualmachine.py b/host/virtualmachine.py
index 53de948..e9fb919 100755
--- a/host/virtualmachine.py
+++ b/host/virtualmachine.py
@@ -103,9 +103,10 @@ def update_radvd_conf(etcd_client):
 
     with open('/etc/radvd.conf', 'w') as radvd_conf:
         radvd_conf.writelines(content)
-
-    sp.check_output(['systemctl', 'restart', 'radvd'])
-
+    try:
+        sp.check_output(['systemctl', 'restart', 'radvd'])
+    except Exception:
+        sp.check_output(['service', 'radvd', 'restart'])
 
 def get_start_command_args(vm_entry, vnc_sock_filename: str, migration=False, migration_port=None):
     threads_per_core = 1