# adding a service env var reboots container ! is that intended behaviour ?

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**Created:** [April 17, 2020, 9:39pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/adding-a-service-env-var-reboots-container-is-that-intended-behaviour/95295 "2020-04-17T21:39:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![osde8info](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/osde8info/32/3319_2.png) [@osde8info](https://forums.balena.io/u/osde8info)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2020, 9:52pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/adding-a-service-env-var-reboots-container-is-that-intended-behaviour/95295/3 "2020-04-17T21:52:11Z")

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absobloominglutely see [rosetta@home : how to check you secret key is working](https://forums.balena.io/t/rosetta-home-how-to-check-you-secret-key-is-working/95296) for the proof

however i was expecting to have to manually reboot container AFTER changing SERVICE var

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