diff --git a/src/ui/fortmanager.cpp b/src/ui/fortmanager.cpp
index ec2ea051..b628ed33 100644
--- a/src/ui/fortmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/fortmanager.cpp
@@ -192,12 +192,10 @@ void FortManager::initialize()
     setupServiceInfoManager();
 
     checkReinstallDriver();
-    setupDriver();
-
-    loadConf();
-
-    checkDriverOpened();
     checkStartService();
+
+    setupDriver();
+    loadConf();
 }
 
 void FortManager::setupThreadPool()
@@ -298,7 +296,7 @@ bool FortManager::installDriver()
     const bool hasService = IoC<FortSettings>()->hasService();
 
     if (hasService) {
-        StartupUtil::stopService();
+        StartupUtil::stopService(/*restarting=*/true);
     } else {
         closeDriver();
     }
@@ -377,18 +375,6 @@ void FortManager::checkReinstallDriver()
     }
 }
 
-void FortManager::checkDriverOpened()
-{
-    if (IoC<DriverManager>()->isDeviceOpened())
-        return;
-
-    const auto settings = IoC<FortSettings>();
-
-    if (!settings->isService() && canInstallDriver(settings)) {
-        installDriver();
-    }
-}
-
 void FortManager::checkStartService()
 {
     const auto settings = IoC<FortSettings>();
diff --git a/src/ui/fortmanager.h b/src/ui/fortmanager.h
index 0851e1b3..0321e725 100644
--- a/src/ui/fortmanager.h
+++ b/src/ui/fortmanager.h
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ private:
     void checkRemoveDriver();
 
     void checkReinstallDriver();
-    void checkDriverOpened();
     void checkStartService();
 
     void setupEnvManager();