diff --git a/Pcie40Applications/pcie40_reload.sh b/Pcie40Applications/pcie40_reload.sh
index e16b97e93520be5cca61f784d8210fd07aa3c0b2..a65db5979b258ff32b77d93d276a100270b7b844 100755
--- a/Pcie40Applications/pcie40_reload.sh
+++ b/Pcie40Applications/pcie40_reload.sh
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ fi
 devs_removed=
 
 if [ ${RELOAD_MODULE} -eq 1 ]; then
+  sudo rmmod lhcb_pcie40
   sudo rmmod pcie40
   sudo insmod ${PCIE40_DRIVER_DIR}/pcie40.ko
 else