diff --git a/install/vst-install-ubuntu.sh b/install/vst-install-ubuntu.sh
index 6e334d28f..196665738 100755
--- a/install/vst-install-ubuntu.sh
+++ b/install/vst-install-ubuntu.sh
@@ -1081,6 +1081,9 @@ if [ "$spamd" = 'yes' ]; then
     sed -i "s/ENABLED=0/ENABLED=1/" /etc/default/spamassassin
     service spamassassin start
     check_result $? "spamassassin start failed"
+    if [[ $(systemctl list-unit-files | grep spamassassin) =~ "disabled" ]]; then
+        systemctl enable spamassassin
+    fi
 fi