diff --git a/src/etc/inc/system.inc b/src/etc/inc/system.inc
index 2d25dc680..de0529c52 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/system.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/system.inc
@@ -584,14 +584,25 @@ function system_syslogd_extra_local($logsocket)
     return exec_safe('-l %s ', $logsocket);
 }
 
-function system_syslogd_start($verbose = false, $restart = false)
+function system_syslogd_start($verbose = false, $restart = false, $async = false)
 {
     global $config;
+
     if ($verbose) {
         echo 'Configuring system logging...';
         flush();
     }
 
+    if ($async) {
+        configd_run('syslog restart');
+
+        if ($verbose) {
+            echo "done.\n";
+        }
+
+        return;
+    }
+
     configd_run('template reload OPNsense/Syslog');
 
     if (empty($config['syslog']['disable_clog'])) {
diff --git a/src/etc/rc.configure_firmware b/src/etc/rc.configure_firmware
index a05def2c4..0a8dacc49 100755
--- a/src/etc/rc.configure_firmware
+++ b/src/etc/rc.configure_firmware
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ convert_config(true);
 system_firmware_configure(true);
 system_trust_configure(true);
 system_login_configure(true);
-system_syslogd_start(true);
+system_syslogd_start(true, false, true);
 
 /* flush user-facing caches */
 (new OPNsense\Core\ACL())->invalidateCache();
diff --git a/src/etc/rc.configure_plugins b/src/etc/rc.configure_plugins
index ebe372409..ea92c9f27 100755
--- a/src/etc/rc.configure_plugins
+++ b/src/etc/rc.configure_plugins
@@ -42,10 +42,7 @@ $script = !empty($argv[1]) ? $argv[1] : 'POST_INSTALL';
 
 /* reload subsystem that may have changed */
 if ($script == 'POST_INSTALL') {
-	echo 'Configuring system logging...';
-	flush();
-	configd_run("syslog restart");
-	echo "done.\n";
+    system_syslogd_start(true, false, true);
 }
 
 /* flush user-facing caches */