diff --git a/features/cm/software.go b/features/cm/software.go
index 38119c17..d65ff539 100644
--- a/features/cm/software.go
+++ b/features/cm/software.go
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ func ActiveSoftwareToNF(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 				return
 			}
 		case "ims":
-			restartCmd := "sudo ims-restart"
+			restartCmd := "sudo ims-stop && sudo ims-start"
 			cmd := exec.Command("ssh", sshHost, restartCmd)
 			out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 			log.Debugf("Exec output: %v", string(out))
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ func RollBackSoftwareToNF(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 				return
 			}
 		case "ims":
-			restartCmd := "sudo ims-restart"
+			restartCmd := "sudo ims-stop && sudo ims-start"
 			cmd := exec.Command("ssh", sshHost, restartCmd)
 			out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 			log.Debugf("Exec output: %v", string(out))