diff --git a/bin/start_keycloak b/bin/start_keycloak
index 691bca9d..b6c4bacc 100755
--- a/bin/start_keycloak
+++ b/bin/start_keycloak
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ docker exec keycloak /opt/keycloak/bin/kc.sh import --file /tmp/spiffworkflow-re
 docker exec keycloak /opt/keycloak/bin/kc.sh import --file /tmp/quarkus-realm.json || echo ''
 echo 'ran import finance realm'
 
+docker stop keycloak
+docker start keycloak
 
 
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