diff --git a/bench/utils.py b/bench/utils.py
index f73eb2e0..fd3db388 100755
--- a/bench/utils.py
+++ b/bench/utils.py
@@ -407,8 +407,6 @@ def restart_supervisor_processes(bench_path='.', web_workers=False):
 		else:
 			group = 'frappe:'
 
-		if find_executable('systemctl'):
-			exec_cmd('sudo systemctl restart supervisor.service && sleep 1')
 		exec_cmd('sudo supervisorctl restart {group}'.format(group=group), cwd=bench_path)
 
 def set_default_site(site, bench_path='.'):
diff --git a/vm/scripts/restart_supervisor.sh b/vm/scripts/restart_supervisor.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0afad870
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vm/scripts/restart_supervisor.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+
+
+# Write out current crontab
+crontab -l > current_cron
+
+# Echo new cron into cron file
+echo "@reboot sleep 20 && systemctl restart supervisor" >> current_cron
+
+# Install new cron file
+crontab current_cron
+
+# Delete the temporary cron file
+rm current_cron
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vm/vm-develop.json b/vm/vm-develop.json
index 8d92fd9c..c131e669 100644
--- a/vm/vm-develop.json
+++ b/vm/vm-develop.json
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@
 	}, {
 		"type": "shell",
 		"script": "scripts/set_message.sh"
+	}, {
+		"type": "shell",
+		"execute_command": "echo 'frappe' | {{.Vars}} sudo -S -E bash '{{.Path}}'",
+		"script": "scripts/restart_supervisor.sh"
 	}],
 	"post-processors": [{
 		"type": "checksum",
diff --git a/vm/vm-production.json b/vm/vm-production.json
index ce478fa9..b43828b2 100644
--- a/vm/vm-production.json
+++ b/vm/vm-production.json
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@
 	}, {
 		"type": "shell",
 		"script": "scripts/set_message.sh"
+	}, {
+		"type": "shell",
+		"execute_command": "echo 'frappe' | {{.Vars}} sudo -S -E bash '{{.Path}}'",
+		"script": "scripts/restart_supervisor.sh"
 	}],
 	"post-processors": [{
 		"type": "checksum",