diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 38599e1e2..ee914c7d6 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ RUN \
   && ln -sf /mnt/dokku/var/lib/dokku/data /var/lib/dokku/data \
   && ln -sf /mnt/dokku/var/lib/dokku/services /var/lib/dokku/services \
   && mv /etc/my_init.d/00_regen_ssh_host_keys.sh /etc/my_init.d/15_regen_ssh_host_keys \
+  && rm -f /usr/bin/systemctl \
   && rm -f /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default /usr/share/nginx/html/index.html /etc/my_init.d/10_syslog-ng.init \
   && rm -f /usr/local/openresty/nginx/conf/sites-enabled/default /usr/share/openresty/html/index.html \
   && sed -i '/imklog/d' /etc/rsyslog.conf \
diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/install b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/install
index 81e75275e..5c7bb8a9e 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/install
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/install
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ trigger-nginx-vhosts-install() {
       ;;
 
     ubuntu)
-      if [[ -x /usr/bin/sv ]]; then
-        echo "%dokku ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/usr/bin/sv enable $NGINX_INIT_NAME, /usr/bin/sv disable $NGINX_INIT_NAME, /usr/bin/sv reload $NGINX_INIT_NAME, /usr/bin/sv start $NGINX_INIT_NAME, /usr/bin/sv stop $NGINX_INIT_NAME, $NGINX_BIN -t, $NGINX_BIN -t -c *" >"$NGINX_SUDOERS_FILE"
-      elif [[ -x /usr/bin/systemctl ]]; then
+      if [[ -x /usr/bin/systemctl ]]; then
         echo "%dokku ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/usr/bin/systemctl enable $NGINX_INIT_NAME, /usr/bin/systemctl disable $NGINX_INIT_NAME, /usr/bin/systemctl reload $NGINX_INIT_NAME, /usr/bin/systemctl start $NGINX_INIT_NAME, /usr/bin/systemctl stop $NGINX_INIT_NAME, $NGINX_BIN -t, $NGINX_BIN -t -c *" >"$NGINX_SUDOERS_FILE"
+      elif [[ -x /usr/bin/sv ]]; then
+        echo "%dokku ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/usr/bin/sv enable $NGINX_INIT_NAME, /usr/bin/sv disable $NGINX_INIT_NAME, /usr/bin/sv reload $NGINX_INIT_NAME, /usr/bin/sv start $NGINX_INIT_NAME, /usr/bin/sv stop $NGINX_INIT_NAME, $NGINX_BIN -t, $NGINX_BIN -t -c *" >"$NGINX_SUDOERS_FILE"
       else
         echo "%dokku ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/etc/init.d/$NGINX_INIT_NAME enable, /etc/init.d/$NGINX_INIT_NAME disable, /etc/init.d/$NGINX_INIT_NAME reload, /etc/init.d/$NGINX_INIT_NAME start, /etc/init.d/$NGINX_INIT_NAME stop, $NGINX_BIN -t, $NGINX_BIN -t -c *" >"$NGINX_SUDOERS_FILE"
       fi
diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/internal-functions b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/internal-functions
index 2c60cf7a0..05ed3c4d9 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/internal-functions
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/internal-functions
@@ -519,10 +519,10 @@ fn-nginx-vhosts-nginx-init-cmd() {
 
     ubuntu)
       # support docker-based installations
-      if [[ -x /usr/bin/sv ]]; then
-        sudo /usr/bin/sv "$CMD" "$NGINX_INIT_NAME"
-      elif [[ -x /usr/bin/systemctl ]]; then
+      if [[ -x /usr/bin/systemctl ]]; then
         sudo /usr/bin/systemctl "$CMD" "$NGINX_INIT_NAME"
+      elif [[ -x /usr/bin/sv ]]; then
+        sudo /usr/bin/sv "$CMD" "$NGINX_INIT_NAME"
       elif [[ "$CMD" == "enable" ]] || [[ "$CMD" == "disable" ]]; then
         dokku_log_warn "Running $CMD is not possible for init.d managed services"
       else