diff --git a/debian/postinst b/debian/postinst
index bf557b256..25965e1dd 100755
--- a/debian/postinst
+++ b/debian/postinst
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ case "$1" in
     egrep -i "^docker" /etc/group || groupadd docker
     usermod -aG docker dokku
     dokku plugins-install
+
+    if [ -f /etc/init/dokku-installer.conf ] && service dokku-installer status 2> /dev/null | grep waiting; then
+        sudo service dokku-installer start
+    fi
     ;;
 
   *)
diff --git a/debian/preinst b/debian/preinst
index 9110851cd..a7a5c7a54 100755
--- a/debian/preinst
+++ b/debian/preinst
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ case "$1" in
 
     rm -f /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/*
     service nginx reload
-    if service dokku-installer status 2> /dev/null | grep waiting; then
-        sudo service dokku-installer start
-    fi
     ;;
 
   abort-upgrade)