diff --git a/roles/network/templates/hostapd/50-hostapd b/roles/network/templates/hostapd/50-hostapd
index d3741e1ab..603f570a8 100644
--- a/roles/network/templates/hostapd/50-hostapd
+++ b/roles/network/templates/hostapd/50-hostapd
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 if [ "$interface" = "br0" ] && [ $if_up = "true" ]; then
+    syslog info "50-iiab IF_UP br0 restarting dnsmasq"
     sleep 2
-    systemctl restart dnsmasq
+    systemctl --no-block restart dnsmasq
 fi
 
 if [ "$interface" = "wlan0" ]; then
diff --git a/roles/network/templates/network/dnsmasq.sh.j2 b/roles/network/templates/network/dnsmasq.sh.j2
index 1969f8da5..00df42bf3 100755
--- a/roles/network/templates/network/dnsmasq.sh.j2
+++ b/roles/network/templates/network/dnsmasq.sh.j2
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 if [ "$IFACE" == "{{ iiab_lan_iface }}" ]; then
     echo "Restarting dnsmasq in 5 seconds"
     /bin/sleep 5 && /bin/systemctl --no-block restart dnsmasq.service
-    echo "Restarting dnsmasq"
+    echo "Restarted dnsmasq"
 fi