diff --git a/cli/server/server.go b/cli/server/server.go
index d24f9b4eb..6294044e4 100644
--- a/cli/server/server.go
+++ b/cli/server/server.go
@@ -588,6 +588,17 @@ Main:
 				if p2pNotary != nil && serv.IsInSync() {
 					p2pNotary.Start()
 				}
+				srMod.SetUpdateValidatorsCallback(nil)
+				sr.Shutdown()
+				sr, err = stateroot.New(cfgnew.ApplicationConfiguration.StateRoot, srMod, log, chain, serv.BroadcastExtensible)
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Error("failed to create state validation service", zap.Error(err))
+					break // The show must go on.
+				}
+				serv.AddExtensibleService(sr, stateroot.Category, sr.OnPayload)
+				if serv.IsInSync() {
+					sr.Start()
+				}
 			}
 			cfg = cfgnew
 		case <-grace.Done():
diff --git a/pkg/services/stateroot/validators.go b/pkg/services/stateroot/validators.go
index 536440aaf..5a3ce73a4 100644
--- a/pkg/services/stateroot/validators.go
+++ b/pkg/services/stateroot/validators.go
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ func (s *service) Shutdown() {
 	if !s.started.CAS(true, false) {
 		return
 	}
+	s.log.Info("stopping state validation service")
 	close(s.stopCh)
 	<-s.done
 }