diff --git a/install/alpine-syncthing-install.sh b/install/alpine-syncthing-install.sh
index 0e21a31f1..66cee020d 100644
--- a/install/alpine-syncthing-install.sh
+++ b/install/alpine-syncthing-install.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ update_os
 
 msg_info "Setup Syncthing"
 $STD apk add --no-cache syncthing
+rc-service syncthing start
+sleep 3
+rc-service syncthing stop
 sed -i "{s/127.0.0.1:8384/0.0.0.0:8384/g}" /var/lib/syncthing/.local/state/syncthing/config.xml
 msg_ok "Setup Syncthing"