diff --git a/library/system/service b/library/system/service
index 1effff382c3..83fc2843c33 100644
--- a/library/system/service
+++ b/library/system/service
@@ -673,6 +673,7 @@ class LinuxService(Service):
 
             # Check if we're already in the correct state
             if "3:%s" % action in out and "5:%s" % action in out:
+                self.changed = False
                 return
 
         #