diff --git a/scripts/create_container b/scripts/create_container
index 40090a0..40f523a 100755
--- a/scripts/create_container
+++ b/scripts/create_container
@@ -38,13 +38,15 @@ function create_container {
 }
 
 function add_ssh {
+	CONTAINER_PATH=$1
 	echo -n "Enter ssh listening port: "
 		read PORT
 
 	echo "Editing ssh config"
-	# edit ssh config
-	sed -i 's/^#Port .*/Port '"$PORT"'/' $1/etc/ssh/sshd_config
-	sed -i 's/^#PermitRootLogin .*/PermitRootLogin yes/' $1/etc/ssh/sshd_config
+	sed -i 's/^#Port .*/Port '"$PORT"'/' $CONTAINER_PATH/etc/ssh/sshd_config
+	sed -i 's/^#PermitRootLogin .*/PermitRootLogin yes/' $CONTAINER_PATH/etc/ssh/sshd_config
+	# Restart ssh in order to load changes
+	systemd-nspawn -D $CONTAINER_PATH systemctl restart ssh
 }
 
 function dotfiles {