diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index cdd2ddf4..efb9505e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ script:
   # changes, the sed command below may need to be adjusted.
   - sudo sed -i 's/ip-address\(.\)\(.*\)/ip-address\1\2\n  do-ip4\1 yes\n  do-ip6\1 no\n  verbosity\1 3\nremote-control\1\n  control-enable\1 no/' /etc/nsd/nsd.conf
   - sudo cat /etc/nsd/nsd.conf
-  - sudo systemctl restart --wait nsd
+  - sudo systemctl reset-failed nsd.service
+  - sudo systemctl restart nsd.service
   #
   # launch automated tests, but skip tests that require remote
   # smtp support because Travis-CI blocks outgoing port 25