diff --git a/audit.spec b/audit.spec
index 6cf65e8..a41a387 100644
--- a/audit.spec
+++ b/audit.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Summary: User space tools for kernel auditing
 Name: audit
 Version: 3.1.2
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}
 License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later
 URL: http://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/audit/
 Source0: http://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/audit/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ fi
 
 %preun
 %systemd_preun auditd.service
+# Prefer script because it waits for auditd to terminate
 if [ -e /usr/libexec/initscripts/legacy-actions/auditd/stop ] ; then
 	/usr/libexec/initscripts/legacy-actions/auditd/stop
 else
@@ -157,11 +158,16 @@ fi
 
 %postun
 if [ $1 -ge 1 ]; then
-	state=$(systemctl status auditd | awk '/Active:/ { print $2 }')
-	if [ $state = "active" ] ; then
-		auditctl --signal stop
-		systemctl start auditd
-	fi
+    state=$(systemctl status auditd | awk '/Active:/ { print $2 }')
+    if [ $state = "active" ] ; then
+        # Prefer script because it waits for auditd to terminate
+        if [ -e /usr/libexec/initscripts/legacy-actions/auditd/stop ] ; then
+            /usr/libexec/initscripts/legacy-actions/auditd/stop
+        else
+            auditctl --signal stop
+        fi
+        systemctl start auditd
+    fi
 fi
 
 %files libs
@@ -262,6 +268,9 @@ fi
 %attr(750,root,root) %{_sbindir}/audispd-zos-remote
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Sep 01 2023 Steve Grubb <sgrubb@redhat.com> 3.1.2-3
+- Change initscrips-service to a Recommends
+
 * Sat Aug 26 2023 Steve Grubb <sgrubb@redhat.com> 3.1.2-2
 - SPDX Migration