diff --git a/src/mech/src/core/core-backend.c b/src/mech/src/core/core-backend.c
index dbd921f4..c6190585 100644
--- a/src/mech/src/core/core-backend.c
+++ b/src/mech/src/core/core-backend.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 int core_commit_done(clicon_handle h, transaction_data td)
 {
-	if (transaction_src(td) && system("initctl reload"))
+	if (transaction_src(td) && system("initctl -b reload"))
 		clicon_log(LOG_CRIT, "Failed to reload services");
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/src/mech/src/ietf-system/ietf-system.c b/src/mech/src/ietf-system/ietf-system.c
index e65af8ae..312edff5 100644
--- a/src/mech/src/ietf-system/ietf-system.c
+++ b/src/mech/src/ietf-system/ietf-system.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ int ietf_sys_tr_commit_hostname(cxobj *src, cxobj *tgt)
 	free(old);
 
 	if (src)
-		err = err ? : system("initctl touch sysklogd");
+		err = err ? : system("initctl -b touch sysklogd");
 
 	return err;
 }