diff --git a/contrib/thermald/surface_pro_5/40-surface-power.rules b/contrib/thermald/surface_pro_5/40-surface-power.rules
index 143a4d712..56dcd2050 100644
--- a/contrib/thermald/surface_pro_5/40-surface-power.rules
+++ b/contrib/thermald/surface_pro_5/40-surface-power.rules
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@
 SUBSYSTEM=="power_supply", ENV{POWER_SUPPLY_ONLINE}=="1", RUN+="/usr/bin/logger -t surface power supply online"
 SUBSYSTEM=="power_supply", ENV{POWER_SUPPLY_ONLINE}=="1", RUN+="/usr/bin/surface profile set performance"
 SUBSYSTEM=="power_supply", ENV{POWER_SUPPLY_ONLINE}=="1", RUN+="/usr/bin/ln -sf /etc/thermald/thermal-conf.xml.auto.performance /etc/thermald/thermal-conf.xml.auto"
-SUBSYSTEM=="power_supply", ENV{POWER_SUPPLY_ONLINE}=="1", RUN+="/usr/bin/systemctl restart thermald"
+SUBSYSTEM=="power_supply", ENV{POWER_SUPPLY_ONLINE}=="1", RUN+="/usr/bin/systemctl try-restart thermald"
 
 # Unplugged
 SUBSYSTEM=="power_supply", ENV{POWER_SUPPLY_ONLINE}=="0", RUN+="/usr/bin/logger -t surface power supply offline"
 SUBSYSTEM=="power_supply", ENV{POWER_SUPPLY_ONLINE}=="0", RUN+="/usr/bin/surface profile set low-power"
 SUBSYSTEM=="power_supply", ENV{POWER_SUPPLY_ONLINE}=="0", RUN+="/usr/bin/ln -sf /etc/thermald/thermal-conf.xml.auto.mobile /etc/thermald/thermal-conf.xml.auto"
-SUBSYSTEM=="power_supply", ENV{POWER_SUPPLY_ONLINE}=="0", RUN+="/usr/bin/systemctl restart thermald"
+SUBSYSTEM=="power_supply", ENV{POWER_SUPPLY_ONLINE}=="0", RUN+="/usr/bin/systemctl try-restart thermald"