diff --git a/files/ansible-playbooks/ptsd-migrate.yml b/files/ansible-playbooks/ptsd-migrate.yml
index 6352804..5a61f57 100644
--- a/files/ansible-playbooks/ptsd-migrate.yml
+++ b/files/ansible-playbooks/ptsd-migrate.yml
@@ -1036,10 +1036,19 @@
       args: { executable: /bin/bash }
       changed_when: true
 
+
+    - name: PHASE 1 | schedule lld-server restart
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.shell: |
+        export DEV2_CMD="(sleep 20; killall lldp-server ) &"
+        {{ dev2_exec_cmd }}
+      args: { executable: /bin/bash }
+      changed_when: true
+
     - name: PHASE 1 | initiating actual upgrade
       delegate_to: localhost
       ansible.builtin.shell: |
-        export DEV2_CMD="/usr/sbin/config-test.lua 300 ; sleep 10; killall lldp-server "
+        export DEV2_CMD="/usr/sbin/config-test.lua 300 &"
         {{ dev2_exec_cmd }}
       args: { executable: /bin/bash }
       changed_when: true