diff --git a/compute/src/test/resources/initscript_with_java.sh b/compute/src/test/resources/initscript_with_java.sh
index 6c2d077cd7..9a408f4c9b 100644
--- a/compute/src/test/resources/initscript_with_java.sh
+++ b/compute/src/test/resources/initscript_with_java.sh
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ END_OF_JCLOUDS_SCRIPT
 	exec 3<> /etc/ssh/sshd_config && awk -v TEXT="PasswordAuthentication no
 	PermitRootLogin no
 	" 'BEGIN {print TEXT}{print}' /etc/ssh/sshd_config >&3
-	hash service 2>&- && service ssh reload 2>&- || /etc/init.d/ssh* reload
+	hash service 2>&- && service ssh reload 2>&- || service sshd reload 2>&- || /etc/init.d/ssh* reload
 	awk -v user=^${SUDO_USER:=${USER}}: -v password='crypt(randompassword)' 'BEGIN { FS=OFS=":" } $0 ~ user { $2 = password } 1' /etc/shadow >/etc/shadow.${SUDO_USER:=${USER}}
 	test -f /etc/shadow.${SUDO_USER:=${USER}} && mv /etc/shadow.${SUDO_USER:=${USER}} /etc/shadow
 	setupPublicCurl || return 1
diff --git a/compute/src/test/resources/initscript_with_jetty.sh b/compute/src/test/resources/initscript_with_jetty.sh
index 1e662427f1..174d0afa80 100644
--- a/compute/src/test/resources/initscript_with_jetty.sh
+++ b/compute/src/test/resources/initscript_with_jetty.sh
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ END_OF_JCLOUDS_SCRIPT
 	exec 3<> /etc/ssh/sshd_config && awk -v TEXT="PasswordAuthentication no
 	PermitRootLogin no
 	" 'BEGIN {print TEXT}{print}' /etc/ssh/sshd_config >&3
-	hash service 2>&- && service ssh reload 2>&- || /etc/init.d/ssh* reload
+	hash service 2>&- && service ssh reload 2>&- || service sshd reload 2>&- || /etc/init.d/ssh* reload
 	awk -v user=^${SUDO_USER:=${USER}}: -v password='crypt(randompassword)' 'BEGIN { FS=OFS=":" } $0 ~ user { $2 = password } 1' /etc/shadow >/etc/shadow.${SUDO_USER:=${USER}}
 	test -f /etc/shadow.${SUDO_USER:=${USER}} && mv /etc/shadow.${SUDO_USER:=${USER}} /etc/shadow
 	setupPublicCurl || return 1
diff --git a/compute/src/test/resources/runscript_adminUpdate.sh b/compute/src/test/resources/runscript_adminUpdate.sh
index eca129a784..e6fa1eab62 100644
--- a/compute/src/test/resources/runscript_adminUpdate.sh
+++ b/compute/src/test/resources/runscript_adminUpdate.sh
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ END_OF_JCLOUDS_SCRIPT
 	exec 3<> /etc/ssh/sshd_config && awk -v TEXT="PasswordAuthentication no
 	PermitRootLogin no
 	" 'BEGIN {print TEXT}{print}' /etc/ssh/sshd_config >&3
-	hash service 2>&- && service ssh reload 2>&- || /etc/init.d/ssh* reload
+	hash service 2>&- && service ssh reload 2>&- || service sshd reload 2>&- || /etc/init.d/ssh* reload
 	awk -v user=^${SUDO_USER:=${USER}}: -v password='crypt(randompassword)' 'BEGIN { FS=OFS=":" } $0 ~ user { $2 = password } 1' /etc/shadow >/etc/shadow.${SUDO_USER:=${USER}}
 	test -f /etc/shadow.${SUDO_USER:=${USER}} && mv /etc/shadow.${SUDO_USER:=${USER}} /etc/shadow
 	
diff --git a/scriptbuilder/src/main/java/org/jclouds/scriptbuilder/statements/ssh/SshdConfig.java b/scriptbuilder/src/main/java/org/jclouds/scriptbuilder/statements/ssh/SshdConfig.java
index cf1aa23fec..29704c0be0 100644
--- a/scriptbuilder/src/main/java/org/jclouds/scriptbuilder/statements/ssh/SshdConfig.java
+++ b/scriptbuilder/src/main/java/org/jclouds/scriptbuilder/statements/ssh/SshdConfig.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class SshdConfig implements Statement {
       Statement prependSshdConfig = exec(String.format(
                "exec 3<> %1$s && awk -v TEXT=\"%2$s\n\" 'BEGIN {print TEXT}{print}' %1$s >&3", sshdConfig,
                linesToPrepend));
-      Statement reloadSshdConfig = exec("hash service 2>&- && service ssh reload 2>&- || /etc/init.d/ssh* reload");
+      Statement reloadSshdConfig = exec("hash service 2>&- && service ssh reload 2>&- || service sshd reload 2>&- || /etc/init.d/ssh* reload");
       return newStatementList(prependSshdConfig, reloadSshdConfig).render(family);
    }
 
diff --git a/scriptbuilder/src/test/java/org/jclouds/scriptbuilder/statements/ssh/SshStatementsTest.java b/scriptbuilder/src/test/java/org/jclouds/scriptbuilder/statements/ssh/SshStatementsTest.java
index 2ba113a595..7ca62d4678 100644
--- a/scriptbuilder/src/test/java/org/jclouds/scriptbuilder/statements/ssh/SshStatementsTest.java
+++ b/scriptbuilder/src/test/java/org/jclouds/scriptbuilder/statements/ssh/SshStatementsTest.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public class SshStatementsTest {
                .append("PasswordAuthentication no").append("\n")//
                .append("PermitRootLogin no").append("\n")//
                .append("\" 'BEGIN {print TEXT}{print}' /etc/ssh/sshd_config >&3").append("\n")//
-               .append("hash service 2>&- && service ssh reload 2>&- || /etc/init.d/ssh* reload").append("\n").toString());
+               .append("hash service 2>&- && service ssh reload 2>&- || service sshd reload 2>&- || /etc/init.d/ssh* reload").append("\n").toString());
    }
 
    public void testSshdConfigUNIX() {
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class SshStatementsTest {
                new StringBuilder().append("exec 3<> /etc/ssh/sshd_config && awk -v TEXT=\"")//
                         .append("AddressFamily inet6").append("\n")//
                         .append("\" 'BEGIN {print TEXT}{print}' /etc/ssh/sshd_config >&3").append("\n")//
-                        .append("hash service 2>&- && service ssh reload 2>&- || /etc/init.d/ssh* reload").append("\n").toString());
+                        .append("hash service 2>&- && service ssh reload 2>&- || service sshd reload 2>&- || /etc/init.d/ssh* reload").append("\n").toString());
    }
 
 }
diff --git a/scriptbuilder/src/test/resources/test_adminaccess_params.sh b/scriptbuilder/src/test/resources/test_adminaccess_params.sh
index 42d4852ca6..ea74eb219d 100644
--- a/scriptbuilder/src/test/resources/test_adminaccess_params.sh
+++ b/scriptbuilder/src/test/resources/test_adminaccess_params.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ chown -R foo /over/ridden/foo
 exec 3<> /etc/ssh/sshd_config && awk -v TEXT="PasswordAuthentication no
 PermitRootLogin no
 " 'BEGIN {print TEXT}{print}' /etc/ssh/sshd_config >&3
-hash service 2>&- && service ssh reload 2>&- || /etc/init.d/ssh* reload
+hash service 2>&- && service ssh reload 2>&- || service sshd reload 2>&- || /etc/init.d/ssh* reload
 awk -v user=^${SUDO_USER:=${USER}}: -v password='crypt(0)' 'BEGIN { FS=OFS=":" } $0 ~ user { $2 = password } 1' /etc/shadow >/etc/shadow.${SUDO_USER:=${USER}}
 test -f /etc/shadow.${SUDO_USER:=${USER}} && mv /etc/shadow.${SUDO_USER:=${USER}} /etc/shadow
diff --git a/scriptbuilder/src/test/resources/test_adminaccess_params_and_fullname.sh b/scriptbuilder/src/test/resources/test_adminaccess_params_and_fullname.sh
index 20b1ee63b9..324b988c8f 100644
--- a/scriptbuilder/src/test/resources/test_adminaccess_params_and_fullname.sh
+++ b/scriptbuilder/src/test/resources/test_adminaccess_params_and_fullname.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ chown -R foo /over/ridden/foo
 exec 3<> /etc/ssh/sshd_config && awk -v TEXT="PasswordAuthentication no
 PermitRootLogin no
 " 'BEGIN {print TEXT}{print}' /etc/ssh/sshd_config >&3
-hash service 2>&- && service ssh reload 2>&- || /etc/init.d/ssh* reload
+hash service 2>&- && service ssh reload 2>&- || service sshd reload 2>&- || /etc/init.d/ssh* reload
 awk -v user=^${SUDO_USER:=${USER}}: -v password='crypt(0)' 'BEGIN { FS=OFS=":" } $0 ~ user { $2 = password } 1' /etc/shadow >/etc/shadow.${SUDO_USER:=${USER}}
 test -f /etc/shadow.${SUDO_USER:=${USER}} && mv /etc/shadow.${SUDO_USER:=${USER}} /etc/shadow
diff --git a/scriptbuilder/src/test/resources/test_adminaccess_standard.sh b/scriptbuilder/src/test/resources/test_adminaccess_standard.sh
index db10e19cdf..5660a65db4 100644
--- a/scriptbuilder/src/test/resources/test_adminaccess_standard.sh
+++ b/scriptbuilder/src/test/resources/test_adminaccess_standard.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ chown -R defaultAdminUsername /home/users/defaultAdminUsername
 exec 3<> /etc/ssh/sshd_config && awk -v TEXT="PasswordAuthentication no
 PermitRootLogin no
 " 'BEGIN {print TEXT}{print}' /etc/ssh/sshd_config >&3
-hash service 2>&- && service ssh reload 2>&- || /etc/init.d/ssh* reload
+hash service 2>&- && service ssh reload 2>&- || service sshd reload 2>&- || /etc/init.d/ssh* reload
 awk -v user=^${SUDO_USER:=${USER}}: -v password='crypt(1)' 'BEGIN { FS=OFS=":" } $0 ~ user { $2 = password } 1' /etc/shadow >/etc/shadow.${SUDO_USER:=${USER}}
 test -f /etc/shadow.${SUDO_USER:=${USER}} && mv /etc/shadow.${SUDO_USER:=${USER}} /etc/shadow