diff --git a/hooks/neutron_plumgrid_hooks.py b/hooks/neutron_plumgrid_hooks.py
index 9c4c10c..9d13048 100755
--- a/hooks/neutron_plumgrid_hooks.py
+++ b/hooks/neutron_plumgrid_hooks.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 # in this file.
 
 import sys
-from charmhelpers.core.host import service_running
 from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import (
     Hooks,
     UnregisteredHookError,
@@ -17,7 +16,9 @@ from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import (
 
 from charmhelpers.core.host import (
     restart_on_change,
-    service_restart
+    service_start,
+    service_stop,
+    service_running
 )
 
 from charmhelpers.fetch import (
@@ -74,12 +75,14 @@ def config_changed():
         pkgs = determine_packages()
         for pkg in pkgs:
             apt_install(pkg, options=['--force-yes'], fatal=True)
-        service_restart('neutron-server')
+        service_stop('neutron-server')
     if (charm_config.changed('networking-plumgrid-version') or
             charm_config.changed('pip-proxy')):
         ensure_files()
-        service_restart('neutron-server')
+        service_stop('neutron-server')
     CONFIGS.write_all()
+    if not service_running('neutron-server'):
+        service_start('neutron-server')
 
 
 @hooks.hook('neutron-plugin-api-relation-joined')
diff --git a/hooks/neutron_plumgrid_utils.py b/hooks/neutron_plumgrid_utils.py
index ed4fd67..3fd483c 100644
--- a/hooks/neutron_plumgrid_utils.py
+++ b/hooks/neutron_plumgrid_utils.py
@@ -87,17 +87,16 @@ def determine_packages():
     enable PLUMgrid in Openstack.
     '''
     pkgs = []
-    tag = 'latest'
     for pkg in PG_PACKAGES:
+        tag = ''
         if pkg == 'plumgrid-pythonlib':
             tag = config('plumgrid-build')
         elif (pkg == 'networking-plumgrid' and
               config('enable-deb-networking-install')):
             tag = config('networking-build')
-
         if tag == 'latest':
             pkgs.append(pkg)
-        else:
+        elif tag:
             if tag in [i.ver_str for i in apt_cache()[pkg].version_list]:
                 pkgs.append('%s=%s' % (pkg, tag))
             else: