diff --git a/azure-slurm-install/start-services.sh b/azure-slurm-install/start-services.sh
index 826767e8..62f1b2e3 100644
--- a/azure-slurm-install/start-services.sh
+++ b/azure-slurm-install/start-services.sh
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ run_slurm_exporter() {
 
     primary_scheduler=$(/opt/cycle/jetpack/bin/jetpack config slurm.is_primary_scheduler True)
     if [[ "$primary_scheduler" != "True" ]]; then
+        #reloading prom config to get updated hostname for HA node
+        reload_prom_config
         echo "This is not the primary scheduler, skipping slurm_exporter setup."
         return 0
     fi