diff --git a/modules/logstash/files/logstash-watchdog.sh b/modules/logstash/files/logstash-watchdog.sh
index d009e68d5c..fb524b1302 100644
--- a/modules/logstash/files/logstash-watchdog.sh
+++ b/modules/logstash/files/logstash-watchdog.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ echo "$RESULT" >> /var/log/logstash/watchdog.log
 if [ "$CURL_RET" == "0" ] && [ "$RESULT" == "true" ] ;
 then
     echo "restarting" >> /var/log/logstash/watchdog.log
-    stop --quiet logstash-indexer
-    start --quiet logstash-indexer
+    /sbin/stop --quiet logstash-indexer
+    /sbin/start --quiet logstash-indexer
 fi