diff --git a/pkg/daemon/daemon.go b/pkg/daemon/daemon.go
index 66f35c2b3..3ec571924 100644
--- a/pkg/daemon/daemon.go
+++ b/pkg/daemon/daemon.go
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ func (dn *Daemon) nodeStateSyncHandler() error {
 
 	if dn.nodeState.GetGeneration() == latest {
 		if dn.useSystemdService {
-			serviceExist, err := dn.serviceManager.IsServiceExist(systemd.SriovServicePath)
+			serviceEnabled, err := dn.serviceManager.IsServiceEnabled(systemd.SriovServicePath)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Log.Error(err, "nodeStateSyncHandler(): failed to check if sriov-config service exist on host")
 				return err
@@ -475,8 +475,9 @@ func (dn *Daemon) nodeStateSyncHandler() error {
 			// if the service doesn't exist we should continue to let the k8s plugin to create the service files
 			// this is only for k8s base environments, for openshift the sriov-operator creates a machine config to will apply
 			// the system service and reboot the node the config-daemon doesn't need to do anything.
-			if !serviceExist {
-				sriovResult = &systemd.SriovResult{SyncStatus: syncStatusFailed, LastSyncError: "sriov-config systemd service doesn't exist on node"}
+			if !serviceEnabled {
+				sriovResult = &systemd.SriovResult{SyncStatus: syncStatusFailed,
+					LastSyncError: "sriov-config systemd service is not available on node"}
 			} else {
 				sriovResult, err = systemd.ReadSriovResult()
 				if err != nil {
@@ -495,7 +496,6 @@ func (dn *Daemon) nodeStateSyncHandler() error {
 				<-dn.syncCh
 				return nil
 			}
-			return nil
 		}
 		log.Log.V(0).Info("nodeStateSyncHandler(): Interface not changed")
 		if latestState.Status.LastSyncError != "" ||
@@ -583,13 +583,22 @@ func (dn *Daemon) nodeStateSyncHandler() error {
 	// or there is a new config we need to apply
 	// When using systemd configuration we write the file
 	if dn.useSystemdService {
-		r, err := systemd.WriteConfFile(latestState, dn.devMode, dn.platform)
+		systemdConfModified, err := systemd.WriteConfFile(latestState, dn.devMode, dn.platform)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Log.Error(err, "nodeStateSyncHandler(): failed to write configuration file for systemd mode")
 			return err
 		}
-		reqDrain = reqDrain || r
-		reqReboot = reqReboot || r
+		if systemdConfModified {
+			// remove existing result file to make sure that we will not use outdated result, e.g. in case if
+			// systemd service was not triggered for some reason
+			err = systemd.RemoveSriovResult()
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Log.Error(err, "nodeStateSyncHandler(): failed to remove result file for systemd mode")
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		reqDrain = reqDrain || systemdConfModified
+		reqReboot = reqReboot || systemdConfModified
 		log.Log.V(0).Info("nodeStateSyncHandler(): systemd mode WriteConfFile results",
 			"drain-required", reqDrain, "reboot-required", reqReboot, "disable-drain", dn.disableDrain)
 
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/k8s/k8s_plugin.go b/pkg/plugins/k8s/k8s_plugin.go
index 0f0bc1bcd..4cbcc818e 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/k8s/k8s_plugin.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/k8s/k8s_plugin.go
@@ -322,13 +322,13 @@ func (p *K8sPlugin) switchdevServiceStateUpdate() error {
 
 func (p *K8sPlugin) sriovServiceStateUpdate() error {
 	log.Log.Info("sriovServiceStateUpdate()")
-	exist, err := p.serviceManager.IsServiceExist(p.sriovService.Path)
+	isServiceEnabled, err := p.serviceManager.IsServiceEnabled(p.sriovService.Path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// create the service if it doesn't exist
-	if !exist {
+	// create and enable the service if it doesn't exist or is not enabled
+	if !isServiceEnabled {
 		p.updateTarget.sriovScript = true
 	} else {
 		p.updateTarget.sriovScript = p.isSystemServiceNeedUpdate(p.sriovService)
diff --git a/pkg/service/service_manager.go b/pkg/service/service_manager.go
index 6fef6fe50..29653fe10 100644
--- a/pkg/service/service_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/service/service_manager.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 type ServiceManager interface {
 	IsServiceExist(string) (bool, error)
+	IsServiceEnabled(string) (bool, error)
 	ReadService(string) (*Service, error)
 	EnableService(service *Service) error
 }
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ func NewServiceManager(chroot string) ServiceManager {
 	return &serviceManager{root}
 }
 
-// ReadService read service from given path
+// IsServiceExist check if service unit exist
 func (sm *serviceManager) IsServiceExist(servicePath string) (bool, error) {
 	_, err := os.Stat(path.Join(sm.chroot, servicePath))
 	if err != nil {
@@ -40,6 +41,24 @@ func (sm *serviceManager) IsServiceExist(servicePath string) (bool, error) {
 	return true, nil
 }
 
+// IsServiceEnabled check if service exist and enabled
+func (sm *serviceManager) IsServiceEnabled(servicePath string) (bool, error) {
+	exist, err := sm.IsServiceExist(servicePath)
+	if err != nil || !exist {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	serviceName := filepath.Base(servicePath)
+	// Change root dir
+	exit, err := utils.Chroot(sm.chroot)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	defer exit()
+
+	cmd := exec.Command("systemctl", "is-enabled", serviceName)
+	return cmd.Run() == nil, nil
+}
+
 // ReadService read service from given path
 func (sm *serviceManager) ReadService(servicePath string) (*Service, error) {
 	data, err := os.ReadFile(path.Join(sm.chroot, servicePath))
diff --git a/pkg/systemd/systemd.go b/pkg/systemd/systemd.go
index f32b95c8d..0bb23b576 100644
--- a/pkg/systemd/systemd.go
+++ b/pkg/systemd/systemd.go
@@ -209,6 +209,20 @@ func ReadSriovResult() (*SriovResult, error) {
 	return result, err
 }
 
+func RemoveSriovResult() error {
+	err := os.Remove(SriovHostSystemdResultPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			log.Log.V(2).Info("RemoveSriovResult(): result file not found")
+			return nil
+		}
+		log.Log.Error(err, "RemoveSriovResult(): failed to remove sriov result file", "path", SriovHostSystemdResultPath)
+		return err
+	}
+	log.Log.V(2).Info("RemoveSriovResult(): result file removed")
+	return nil
+}
+
 func WriteSriovSupportedNics() error {
 	_, err := os.Stat(sriovHostSystemdSupportedNicPath)
 	if err != nil {