diff --git a/roles/vault/templates/rkt.service.j2 b/roles/vault/templates/rkt.service.j2
index 6a4c3d77a..e92221161 100644
--- a/roles/vault/templates/rkt.service.j2
+++ b/roles/vault/templates/rkt.service.j2
@@ -12,26 +12,34 @@ LimitNOFILE=40000
 # Container has the following internal mount points:
 #   /vault/file/    # File backend storage location
 #   /vault/logs/    # Log files
+ExecStartPre=-/usr/bin/rkt rm --uuid-file=/var/run/vault.uuid
+
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/rkt run \
---insecure-options=image \
---volume hosts,kind=host,source=/etc/hosts,readOnly=true \
---mount volume=hosts,target=/etc/hosts \
---volume=volume-vault-file,kind=host,source=/var/lib/vault \
---volume=volume-vault-logs,kind=host,source={{ vault_log_dir }} \
---volume=vault-cert-dir,kind=host,source={{ vault_cert_dir }} \
---mount=volume=vault-cert-dir,target={{ vault_cert_dir }} \
---volume=vault-conf-dir,kind=host,source={{ vault_config_dir }} \
---mount=volume=vault-conf-dir,target={{ vault_config_dir }} \
---volume=vault-secrets-dir,kind=host,source={{ vault_secrets_dir }} \
---mount=volume=vault-secrets-dir,target={{ vault_secrets_dir }} \
---volume=vault-roles-dir,kind=host,source={{ vault_roles_dir }} \
---mount=volume=vault-roles-dir,target={{ vault_roles_dir }} \
---volume=etcd-cert-dir,kind=host,source={{ etcd_cert_dir }} \
---mount=volume=etcd-cert-dir,target={{ etcd_cert_dir }} \
-docker://{{ vault_image_repo }}:{{ vault_image_tag }} \
---name={{ vault_container_name }} --net=host \
---caps-retain=CAP_IPC_LOCK \
---exec vault -- server --config={{ vault_config_dir }}/config.json
+        --insecure-options=image \
+        --volume hosts,kind=host,source=/etc/hosts,readOnly=true \
+        --mount volume=hosts,target=/etc/hosts \
+        --volume=volume-vault-file,kind=host,source=/var/lib/vault \
+        --volume=volume-vault-logs,kind=host,source={{ vault_log_dir }} \
+        --volume=vault-cert-dir,kind=host,source={{ vault_cert_dir }} \
+        --mount=volume=vault-cert-dir,target={{ vault_cert_dir }} \
+        --volume=vault-conf-dir,kind=host,source={{ vault_config_dir }} \
+        --mount=volume=vault-conf-dir,target={{ vault_config_dir }} \
+        --volume=vault-secrets-dir,kind=host,source={{ vault_secrets_dir }} \
+        --mount=volume=vault-secrets-dir,target={{ vault_secrets_dir }} \
+        --volume=vault-roles-dir,kind=host,source={{ vault_roles_dir }} \
+        --mount=volume=vault-roles-dir,target={{ vault_roles_dir }} \
+        --volume=etcd-cert-dir,kind=host,source={{ etcd_cert_dir }} \
+        --mount=volume=etcd-cert-dir,target={{ etcd_cert_dir }} \
+        docker://{{ vault_image_repo }}:{{ vault_image_tag }} \
+        --uuid-file-save=/var/run/vault.uuid \
+        --name={{ vault_container_name }} \
+        --net=host \
+        --caps-retain=CAP_IPC_LOCK \
+        --exec vault -- \
+                server \
+                --config={{ vault_config_dir }}/config.json
+
+ExecStop=-/usr/bin/rkt stop --uuid-file=/var/run/vault.uuid
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target