diff --git a/tools/vagrant/refresh_monasca_transform.sh b/tools/vagrant/refresh_monasca_transform.sh
index f01ab97..8749669 100755
--- a/tools/vagrant/refresh_monasca_transform.sh
+++ b/tools/vagrant/refresh_monasca_transform.sh
@@ -23,19 +23,35 @@ fi
 SCRIPT_HOME=$(dirname $(readlink -f $BASH_SOURCE))
 pushd $SCRIPT_HOME
 
-# stop monasca-transform process running in screen session
+
 STOP_SLEEP=10
-if [[ -r /opt/stack/status/stack/monasca-transform.pid ]]; then
-    echo "going to shutdown $service running in screen session..."
-    pkill -g $(cat /opt/stack/status/stack/monasca-transform.pid)
+if [[ $USE_SCREEN == "True" ]]; then
+    # stop monasca-transform process running in screen session
+    if [[ -r /opt/stack/status/stack/monasca-transform.pid ]]; then
+        echo "going to shutdown monasca-transform running in screen session..."
+        pkill -g $(cat /opt/stack/status/stack/monasca-transform.pid)
+        rc=$?
+        if [[ $rc == 0 ]]; then
+            echo "waiting $STOP_SLEEP seconds for monasca-transform to exit..."
+            sleep $STOP_SLEEP
+            screen -S stack -p monasca-transform -X stuff "\015"
+            echo "monasca-transform process stopped sucessfully"
+        else
+            echo "monasca-transform process could not be stopped, proceeding"
+        fi
+    else
+        echo "monasca-transform process wasnt running in screen session, proceeding"
+    fi
+else
+    echo "going to shutdown devstack@monasca-transform service..."
+    sudo systemctl stop devstack@monasca-transform
     rc=$?
     if [[ $rc == 0 ]]; then
-        echo "waiting $STOP_SLEEP seconds for monasca-transform to exit..."
+        echo "waiting $STOP_SLEEP seconds for devstack@monasca-transform service to exit..."
         sleep $STOP_SLEEP
-        screen -S stack -p monasca-transform -X stuff "\015"
-        echo "monasca-transform process stopped sucessfully"
+        echo "devstack@monasca-transform stopped successfully"
     else
-        echo "monasca-transform process wasnt running, proceeding"
+        echo "devstack@monasca-transform service could not be stopped, proceeding"
     fi
 fi
 
@@ -112,18 +128,30 @@ echo "updating publish_kafka_project_id to $ADMIN_PROJECT_ID in /etc/monasca-tra
 sudo sed -i "s/publish_kafka_project_id=d2cb21079930415a9f2a33588b9f2bb6/publish_kafka_project_id=${ADMIN_PROJECT_ID}/g" /etc/monasca-transform.conf
 echo "updating publish_kafka_project_id to $ADMIN_PROJECT_ID in /etc/monasca-transform.conf done."
 
-# start monasca-transform in screen session
-start_command="/etc/monasca/transform/init/start-monasca-transform.sh"
-screen -S stack -p monasca-transform -X stuff "$start_command & echo \$! >/opt/stack/status/stack/monasca-transform.pid; fg || echo \"monasca-transform failed to start\""
-screen -S stack -p monasca-transform -X stuff "\015"
-rc=$?
-if [[ $rc == 0 ]]; then
-    echo "monasca-transform process started sucessfully"
-else
-    echo "Error: monasca-transfrom process was not started. Please check screen session for error messages"
-    exit 1
-fi
 
+if [[ $USE_SCREEN == "True" ]]; then
+    # start monasca-transform in screen session
+    start_command="/etc/monasca/transform/init/start-monasca-transform.sh"
+    screen -S stack -p monasca-transform -X stuff "$start_command & echo \$! >/opt/stack/status/stack/monasca-transform.pid; fg || echo \"monasca-transform failed to start\""
+    screen -S stack -p monasca-transform -X stuff "\015"
+    rc=$?
+    if [[ $rc == 0 ]]; then
+        echo "monasca-transform process started sucessfully"
+    else
+        echo "Error: monasca-transform process was not started. Please check screen session for error messages"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+else
+    echo "going to start devstack@monasca-transform service ..."
+    sudo systemctl start devstack@monasca-transform
+    rc=$?
+    if [[ $rc == 0 ]]; then
+        echo "devstack@monasca-transform service started sucessfully"
+    else
+        echo "Error: devstack@monasca-transform was not started. Please check /var/log/monasca/transform/monasca-transform.log for errors"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
 echo "***********************************************"
 echo "*                                             *"
 echo "* SUCCESS!! refresh monasca transform done.   *"