diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/install b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/install
index bd1919a4e..c86c6e261 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 c2221e009..838a201f0 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/internal-functions
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/internal-functions
@@ -149,10 +149,10 @@ 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