diff --git a/initialize/config.go b/initialize/config.go
index 71efefe..85de85a 100644
--- a/initialize/config.go
+++ b/initialize/config.go
@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@ func Apply(cfg CloudConfig, env *Environment) error {
 			}
 		}
 
+		if err := system.DaemonReload(); err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("Failed systemd daemon-reload: %v", err)
+		}
+
 		for unit, command := range commands {
 			log.Printf("Calling unit command '%s %s'", command, unit)
 			res, err := system.RunUnitCommand(command, unit)