diff --git a/trove/cmd/conductor.py b/trove/cmd/conductor.py
index 793ad6b606..969d21cabd 100644
--- a/trove/cmd/conductor.py
+++ b/trove/cmd/conductor.py
@@ -34,5 +34,6 @@ def main(conf):
         rpc_api_version=conductor_api.API.API_LATEST_VERSION,
         secure_serializer=sz.ConductorHostSerializer)
     workers = conf.trove_conductor_workers or processutils.get_worker_count()
-    launcher = openstack_service.launch(conf, server, workers=workers)
+    launcher = openstack_service.launch(conf, server, workers=workers,
+                                        restart_method='mutate')
     launcher.wait()
diff --git a/trove/cmd/guest.py b/trove/cmd/guest.py
index d4f90b8381..d45ebf0d49 100644
--- a/trove/cmd/guest.py
+++ b/trove/cmd/guest.py
@@ -66,5 +66,5 @@ def main():
         manager=manager, host=CONF.guest_id,
         rpc_api_version=guest_api.API.API_LATEST_VERSION)
 
-    launcher = openstack_service.launch(CONF, server)
+    launcher = openstack_service.launch(CONF, server, restart_method='mutate')
     launcher.wait()
diff --git a/trove/cmd/taskmanager.py b/trove/cmd/taskmanager.py
index 549e14b292..39d8a767fc 100644
--- a/trove/cmd/taskmanager.py
+++ b/trove/cmd/taskmanager.py
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ def startup(conf, topic):
     server = rpc_service.RpcService(
         key=key, manager=conf.taskmanager_manager, topic=topic,
         rpc_api_version=task_api.API.API_LATEST_VERSION)
-    launcher = openstack_service.launch(conf, server)
+    launcher = openstack_service.launch(conf, server,
+                                        restart_method='mutate')
     launcher.wait()
 
 
diff --git a/trove/common/wsgi.py b/trove/common/wsgi.py
index e294ea182d..366f3f0f5b 100644
--- a/trove/common/wsgi.py
+++ b/trove/common/wsgi.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def launch(app_name, port, paste_config_file, data={},
     app = pastedeploy.paste_deploy_app(paste_config_file, app_name, data)
     server = base_wsgi.Service(app, port, host=host,
                                backlog=backlog, threads=threads)
-    return service.launch(CONF, server, workers)
+    return service.launch(CONF, server, workers, restart_method='mutate')
 
 
 # Note: taken from Nova
diff --git a/trove/tests/unittests/conductor/test_conf.py b/trove/tests/unittests/conductor/test_conf.py
index 924dc693f7..a26587e511 100644
--- a/trove/tests/unittests/conductor/test_conf.py
+++ b/trove/tests/unittests/conductor/test_conf.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class ConductorConfTests(trove_testtools.TestCase):
         super(ConductorConfTests, self).tearDown()
 
     def _test_manager(self, conf, rt_mgr_name):
-        def mock_launch(conf, server, workers):
+        def mock_launch(conf, server, workers, restart_method):
             qualified_mgr = "%s.%s" % (server.manager_impl.__module__,
                                        server.manager_impl.__class__.__name__)
             self.assertEqual(rt_mgr_name, qualified_mgr, "Invalid manager")