diff --git a/controllers/cloudinit/scripts/00-configure-snapstore-proxy.sh b/controllers/cloudinit/scripts/00-configure-snapstore-proxy.sh
index ff6b5eb..34a1514 100644
--- a/controllers/cloudinit/scripts/00-configure-snapstore-proxy.sh
+++ b/controllers/cloudinit/scripts/00-configure-snapstore-proxy.sh
@@ -32,3 +32,5 @@ while ! snap set core proxy.store="${3}" ; do
   echo "Failed to configure snapd with store ID, will retry"
   sleep 5
 done
+
+systemctl restart snapd