diff --git a/concourse/scripts/setup_gpadmin_user.bash b/concourse/scripts/setup_gpadmin_user.bash
index 0d4c00326de33f76a7b4458a5dc543e5f129a394..a87e7924fc780109e8eeabc05421064e9dab7799 100755
--- a/concourse/scripts/setup_gpadmin_user.bash
+++ b/concourse/scripts/setup_gpadmin_user.bash
@@ -91,13 +91,7 @@ setup_sshd() {
 
   setup_ssh_for_user root
 
-  # Test that sshd can start
-  if [ -x /etc/init.d/sshd ]; then
-    /etc/init.d/sshd start
-  elif [ -x /etc/init.d/ssh ]; then
-    # Ubuntu uses ssh instead of sshd
-    /etc/init.d/ssh start
-  fi
+  /usr/sbin/sshd
 
   ssh_keyscan_for_user root
   ssh_keyscan_for_user gpadmin