diff --git a/install/install.sh b/install/install.sh
index 99d5741c..84e463fe 100644
--- a/install/install.sh
+++ b/install/install.sh
@@ -522,14 +522,14 @@ download_source_and_checkimage | tee -a  $log_path
 
 install_backends | tee -a  $log_path
 
-install_systemd | tee -a  $log_path
-
 bash $install_path/install/install_cockpit.sh | tee -a  $log_path
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     echo "install_cockpit failed with error $?. Exiting."
     exit 1
 fi
 
+install_systemd | tee -a  $log_path
+
 bash $install_path/install/install_plugins.sh | tee -a  $log_path
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     echo "install_plugins failed with error $?. Exiting."
diff --git a/version.json b/version.json
index bbb2a8e6..bbf8d64d 100644
--- a/version.json
+++ b/version.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "2.1.17",
+  "version": "2.1.17-rc2",
   "plugins": {
     "portainer": "0.1.3",
     "nginx": "0.1.0",