diff --git a/agent/distro/ubuntu/SYSCONFDIR/init.d/cloud-agent.in b/agent/distro/ubuntu/SYSCONFDIR/init.d/cloud-agent.in
index 11e685e99de..6ec54514be2 100755
--- a/agent/distro/ubuntu/SYSCONFDIR/init.d/cloud-agent.in
+++ b/agent/distro/ubuntu/SYSCONFDIR/init.d/cloud-agent.in
@@ -39,11 +39,12 @@ start() {
 	fi
 
 	# Workaround for ubuntu bug:577264, make sure cgconfig/cgred start before libvirt
+    service libvirt-bin stop
 	service cgred stop
 	service cgconfig stop
 	service cgconfig start
 	service cgred start
-	service libvirt-bin restart
+	service libvirt-bin start
         
  
 	if start-stop-daemon --start --quiet \