diff --git a/src/gb/gprs_ns2_vc_fsm.c b/src/gb/gprs_ns2_vc_fsm.c
index a6e49e6..c77bc4d 100644
--- a/src/gb/gprs_ns2_vc_fsm.c
+++ b/src/gb/gprs_ns2_vc_fsm.c
@@ -634,7 +634,6 @@
 		if (fi->state != GPRS_NS2_ST_UNCONFIGURED) {
 			/* Force the NSVC back to its initial state */
 			osmo_fsm_inst_state_chg(fi, GPRS_NS2_ST_UNCONFIGURED, 0, 0);
-			osmo_fsm_inst_dispatch(fi, GPRS_NS2_EV_REQ_START, NULL);
 			return;
 		}
 		break;
diff --git a/src/gb/gprs_ns2_vty.c b/src/gb/gprs_ns2_vty.c
index 5d0f5c0..a3aa6ee 100644
--- a/src/gb/gprs_ns2_vty.c
+++ b/src/gb/gprs_ns2_vty.c
@@ -1484,6 +1484,7 @@
 static int nsvc_force_unconf_cb(struct gprs_ns2_vc *nsvc, void *ctx)
 {
 	ns2_vc_force_unconfigured(nsvc);
+	ns2_vc_fsm_start(nsvc);
 	return 0;
 }