diff --git a/bin/tests/system/rrsetorder/tests.sh b/bin/tests/system/rrsetorder/tests.sh
index 6bd0ec02d5..ae1b972026 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/rrsetorder/tests.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/rrsetorder/tests.sh
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ fi
 
 echo_i "Re-starting secondary"
 
-start_server --noclean --port ${PORT} rrsetorder ns2
+start_server --noclean --restart --port ${PORT} rrsetorder ns2
 
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