diff --git a/staticd/static_zebra.c b/staticd/static_zebra.c
index c4efc14a9d55..420ed7903bbc 100644
--- a/staticd/static_zebra.c
+++ b/staticd/static_zebra.c
@@ -341,7 +341,8 @@ void static_zebra_nht_register(struct static_nexthop *nh, bool reg)
 			/* refresh with existing data */
 			afi_t afi = prefix_afi(&lookup.nh);
 
-			if (nh->state == STATIC_NOT_INSTALLED)
+			if (nh->state == STATIC_NOT_INSTALLED ||
+			    nh->state == STATIC_SENT_TO_ZEBRA)
 				nh->state = STATIC_START;
 			static_nht_update(&rn->p, &nhtd->nh, nhtd->nh_num, afi,
 					  si->safi, nh->nh_vrf_id);