diff --git a/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.init b/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.init
index 432a06082..85123cc00 100755
--- a/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.init
+++ b/debian/ngcp-rtpengine-daemon.init
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ case "$1" in
 	      ;;
 	  esac
 	fi
+	set -e
 	log_daemon_msg "Starting $DESC: $NAME"
 	if [ "$TABLE" -ge 0 ] && [ "$VIRT" != "yes" ]; then
 		set +e
@@ -208,68 +209,9 @@ case "$1" in
 	log_end_msg $?
 	;;
   restart|force-reload)
-
-	log_daemon_msg "Restarting $DESC: $NAME"
-	start-stop-daemon --oknodo --stop --quiet --pidfile \
-		"$PIDFILE" --exec $DAEMON
-	if [ "$?" -ne 0 ]; then
-		return $?
-	fi
-	rm -f $PIDFILE
-	if [ -x "/usr/sbin/ngcp-check_active" ]; then
-	  /usr/sbin/ngcp-check_active -q
-	  status=$?
-	  case "${status}" in
-	    0|3)
-	      log_progress_msg "Active node or transition."
-	      ;;
-	    *)
-	      log_progress_msg "Ignored start action in inactive node ($status)"
-	      exit 0
-	      ;;
-	  esac
-	fi
-	if [ "$TABLE" -ge 0 ] && [ "$VIRT" != "yes" ]; then
-		sleep 1
-		set +e
-		if [ -e /proc/mediaproxy/control ]; then
-			echo "del $TABLE" > /proc/mediaproxy/control 2>/dev/null
-		fi
-		if [ -e /proc/rtpengine/control ]; then
-			echo "del $TABLE" > /proc/rtpengine/control 2>/dev/null
-		fi
-		iptables -D INPUT -j mediaproxy 2> /dev/null
-		iptables -F mediaproxy 2> /dev/null
-		iptables -X mediaproxy 2> /dev/null
-		ip6tables -D INPUT -j mediaproxy 2> /dev/null
-		ip6tables -F mediaproxy 2> /dev/null
-		ip6tables -X mediaproxy 2> /dev/null
-		rmmod xt_MEDIAPROXY 2>/dev/null
-		rmmod xt_RTPENGINE 2>/dev/null
-		modprobe xt_RTPENGINE
-		if [ "$CREATE_IPTABLES_CHAIN" != "no" ]; then
-			iptables -D INPUT -j rtpengine 2> /dev/null
-			ip6tables -D INPUT -j rtpengine 2> /dev/null
-			iptables -N rtpengine 2> /dev/null
-			iptables -I INPUT -j rtpengine
-			ip6tables -N rtpengine 2> /dev/null
-			ip6tables -I INPUT -j rtpengine
-		fi
-		if iptables -C INPUT -j rtpengine 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null && iptables -n --list rtpengine 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null; then
-			ip6tables -D rtpengine -p udp -j RTPENGINE --id "$TABLE" 2>/dev/null
-			iptables -D rtpengine -p udp -j RTPENGINE --id "$TABLE" 2>/dev/null
-			iptables -I rtpengine -p udp -j RTPENGINE --id "$TABLE"
-			ip6tables -I rtpengine -p udp -j RTPENGINE --id "$TABLE"
-		else
-			echo ""
-                        echo "Missing rtpengine iptables chain - not starting"
-                        exit 0
-		fi
-		set -e
-	fi
-	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile \
-		"$PIDFILE" --exec "$DAEMON"  -- $OPTIONS
-	log_end_msg $?
+	$0 stop
+	sleep 1
+	$0 start
 	;;
   status)
 	status_of_proc "$DAEMON" "$NAME" && exit 0 || exit $?