diff --git a/ajax/openvpn/activate_ovpncfg.php b/ajax/openvpn/activate_ovpncfg.php
index 2f1e808d..b8f822c2 100644
--- a/ajax/openvpn/activate_ovpncfg.php
+++ b/ajax/openvpn/activate_ovpncfg.php
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 <?php
 
-require_once '../../includes/status_messages.php';
 require_once '../../includes/config.php';
 require_once '../../includes/functions.php';
 
 if (isset($_POST['cfg_id'])) {
-    $status = new StatusMessages();
-
     $ovpncfg_id = $_POST['cfg_id'];
     $ovpncfg_path = pathinfo(RASPI_OPENVPN_CLIENT_LOGIN, PATHINFO_DIRNAME).'/';
     $ovpncfg_files = $ovpncfg_path .$ovpncfg_id.'_*.conf';
@@ -25,16 +22,12 @@ if (isset($_POST['cfg_id'])) {
     exec("sudo mv $ovpncfg_login ".RASPI_OPENVPN_CLIENT_LOGIN, $return);
 
     // restart service
-    $status->addMessage('Attempting to restart OpenVPN', 'info');
-    exec('sudo /bin/systemctl stop openvpn-client@client', $return);
-    exec('sudo /bin/systemctl enable openvpn-client@client', $return);
-    exec('sudo /bin/systemctl start openvpn-client@client', $return);
+    exec("sudo /bin/systemctl stop openvpn-client@client", $return);
+    sleep(1);
+    exec("sudo /bin/systemctl enable openvpn-client@client", $return);
+    sleep(1);
+    exec("sudo /bin/systemctl start openvpn-client@client", $return);
 
-    foreach ($return as $line) {
-        $status->addMessage($line, 'info');
-    }
-    $return = $status;
-    $jsonData = ['return'=>$return];
-    echo json_encode($jsonData);
+    echo json_encode($return);
 }
 
diff --git a/app/js/custom.js b/app/js/custom.js
index 92c73eba..b1f445ce 100644
--- a/app/js/custom.js
+++ b/app/js/custom.js
@@ -274,26 +274,18 @@ $('#ovpn-confirm-delete').on('show.bs.modal', function (e) {
 });
 
 $('#ovpn-confirm-activate').on('click', '.btn-activate', function (e) {
-    //var modalDiv = $(e.delegateTarget);
     var cfg_id = $(this).data('recordId');
-    console.log(cfg_id);
-
     $.post('ajax/openvpn/activate_ovpncfg.php',{'cfg_id':cfg_id},function(data){
         jsonData = JSON.parse(data);
-        console.log(jsonData);
-        //$(this).closest('js-openvpn-client-row').fadeOut(300);
         $("#ovpn-confirm-activate").modal('hide');
-        if(jsonData['return'] == 0) {
-            // do something
-        } else if(jsonData['return'] == 2) {
-            // something else
-        }
+        setTimeout(function(){
+            window.location.reload();
+        },300);
     });
 });
 
 $('#ovpn-confirm-activate').on('shown.bs.modal', function (e) {
     var data = $(e.relatedTarget).data();
-    console.log(data.recordId);
     $('.btn-activate', this).data('recordId', data.recordId);
 });