diff --git a/src/switch.c b/src/switch.c
index 20401a1713..2bca5e8b3d 100644
--- a/src/switch.c
+++ b/src/switch.c
@@ -653,8 +653,18 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	if (destroy_status == SWITCH_STATUS_RESTART) {
-        switch_sleep(1000000);
+		char buf[1024] = "";
+		int i = 0;
+		
+		switch_sleep(1000000);
 		ret = (int)execv(argv[0], argv);
+		fprintf(stderr, "Restart Failed [%s] resorting to plan b\n", strerror(errno));
+
+		for(i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
+			switch_snprintf(buf + strlen(buf), sizeof(buf) - strlen(buf), "%s ", argv[i]);
+		}
+
+		ret = system(buf);
 	}
 
 	return ret;