diff --git a/root/etc/logrotate.d/sshd b/root/etc/logrotate.d/sshd
index 40e10a9..1cd92ff 100644
--- a/root/etc/logrotate.d/sshd
+++ b/root/etc/logrotate.d/sshd
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     su root root
     create 600 root root
     postrotate
-        /bin/kill -HUP `cat /var/run/syslogd.pid 2> /dev/null` 2> /dev/null || true
+        /usr/bin/systemctl -s HUP kill rsyslog.service >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
     endscript
 }
 
diff --git a/smeserver-openssh.spec b/smeserver-openssh.spec
index 744debe..2abe1c8 100644
--- a/smeserver-openssh.spec
+++ b/smeserver-openssh.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Summary: smeserver module to configure and enable ssh
 %define name smeserver-openssh
 Name: %{name}
 %define version 11.0.0
-%define release 7
+%define release 8
 Version: %{version}
 Release: %{release}%{?dist}
 License: GPL
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ Provides: e-smith-openssh
 AutoReqProv: no
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Aug 13 2024 Jean-Philippe Pialasse <jpp@koozali.org> 11.0.0-8.sme
+- fix new log does not fill after log rotate [SME: 12690]
+
 * Sat Apr 13 2024 Jean-Philippe Pialasse <jpp@koozali.org> 11.0.0-7.sme
 - fix script to recomment keys [SME: 12612]
   now comments rsa, dsa, ecdsa,ed25519. dropped rsa1