diff --git a/kura/org.eclipse.kura.nm/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kura/nm/configuration/NMConfigurationServiceImpl.java b/kura/org.eclipse.kura.nm/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kura/nm/configuration/NMConfigurationServiceImpl.java
index 97c305f6488..9b0b47a5a8a 100644
--- a/kura/org.eclipse.kura.nm/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kura/nm/configuration/NMConfigurationServiceImpl.java
+++ b/kura/org.eclipse.kura.nm/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kura/nm/configuration/NMConfigurationServiceImpl.java
@@ -508,6 +508,10 @@ private void writeDhcpServerConfiguration(Set<String> interfaceNames) {
                 try {
                     dhcpServerConfigWriter.writeConfiguration();
                     this.dhcpServerMonitor.putDhcpServerInterfaceConfiguration(interfaceName, true);
+                    this.dhcpServerMonitor.disable(interfaceName); // Side effect: we rely on the monitor bringing the
+                                                                   // server back up so that the configuration change
+                                                                   // takes effect
+
                 } catch (UnknownHostException | KuraException e) {
                     logger.error("Failed to write DHCP Server configuration", e);
                     this.dhcpServerMonitor.putDhcpServerInterfaceConfiguration(interfaceName, false);
diff --git a/kura/org.eclipse.kura.nm/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kura/nm/configuration/monitor/DhcpServerMonitor.java b/kura/org.eclipse.kura.nm/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kura/nm/configuration/monitor/DhcpServerMonitor.java
index a60a9fb72d2..949e30e442f 100644
--- a/kura/org.eclipse.kura.nm/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kura/nm/configuration/monitor/DhcpServerMonitor.java
+++ b/kura/org.eclipse.kura.nm/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kura/nm/configuration/monitor/DhcpServerMonitor.java
@@ -65,6 +65,16 @@ public void clear() {
         this.dhcpServerInterfaceConfiguration.clear();
     }
 
+    public void disable(String interfaceName) {
+        try {
+            if (this.dhcpServerManager.isRunning(interfaceName)) {
+                stopDhcpServer(interfaceName);
+            }
+        } catch (KuraException e) {
+            logger.warn("Failed to stop DHCP server for the interface " + interfaceName, e);
+        }
+    }
+
     private void monitor() {
         this.dhcpServerInterfaceConfiguration.entrySet().forEach(entry -> {
             String interfaceName = entry.getKey();