diff --git a/src/etc/systemd/system/kea-dhcp4-server.service.d/override.conf b/src/etc/systemd/system/kea-dhcp4-server.service.d/override.conf
index 682e5bbcee1..048236aa3ef 100644
--- a/src/etc/systemd/system/kea-dhcp4-server.service.d/override.conf
+++ b/src/etc/systemd/system/kea-dhcp4-server.service.d/override.conf
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ After=vyos-router.service
 [Service]
 ExecStart=
 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/kea-dhcp4 -c /run/kea/kea-dhcp4.conf
+ExecStartPost=!/usr/bin/python3 /usr/libexec/vyos/op_mode/dhcp.py update_dhcp_server_lease_to_hostd_state --family inet
+Restart=on-failure