diff --git a/manifests/forwarder/service/nix.pp b/manifests/forwarder/service/nix.pp
index 8f81a137..66526342 100644
--- a/manifests/forwarder/service/nix.pp
+++ b/manifests/forwarder/service/nix.pp
@@ -4,6 +4,18 @@
 #
 class splunk::forwarder::service::nix inherits splunk::forwarder::service {
   if $splunk::forwarder::boot_start {
+    if versioncmp($splunk::forwarder::version, '9.0.0') >= 0 {
+      $accept_tos_command = [
+        "${splunk::forwarder::forwarder_homedir}/bin/splunk stop &&",
+        "${splunk::forwarder::forwarder_homedir}/bin/splunk start --accept-license --answer-yes",
+      ]
+    } else {
+      $accept_tos_command = [
+        "${splunk::forwarder::forwarder_homedir}/bin/splunk stop &&",
+        "${splunk::forwarder::forwarder_homedir}/bin/splunk start --accept-license --answer-yes &&",
+        "${splunk::forwarder::forwarder_homedir}/bin/splunk stop",
+      ]
+    }
     $accept_tos_user = 'root'
     $accept_tos_require = Exec['enable_splunkforwarder']
     # Ensure splunk services *not* managed by the system service file are
@@ -41,6 +53,11 @@
   # Commands to license and disable the SplunkUniversalForwarder
   #
   else {
+    $accept_tos_command = [
+      "${splunk::forwarder::forwarder_homedir}/bin/splunk stop &&",
+      "${splunk::forwarder::forwarder_homedir}/bin/splunk start --accept-license --answer-yes &&",
+      "${splunk::forwarder::forwarder_homedir}/bin/splunk stop",
+    ]
     $accept_tos_user = $splunk::forwarder::splunk_user
     $accept_tos_require = Exec['license_splunkforwarder']
     # Accept the license when disabling splunk in case system service files are
@@ -85,11 +102,7 @@
   } else {
     $accept_tos_subscribe = undef
   }
-  $accept_tos_command = [
-    "${splunk::forwarder::forwarder_homedir}/bin/splunk stop &&",
-    "${splunk::forwarder::forwarder_homedir}/bin/splunk start --accept-license --answer-yes &&",
-    "${splunk::forwarder::forwarder_homedir}/bin/splunk stop",
-  ]
+
   exec { 'splunk-forwarder-accept-tos':
     command     => join($accept_tos_command, ' '),
     user        => $accept_tos_user,
diff --git a/spec/classes/forwarder_spec.rb b/spec/classes/forwarder_spec.rb
index f8ce9c57..bc3b335f 100644
--- a/spec/classes/forwarder_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/forwarder_spec.rb
@@ -283,6 +283,33 @@
             end
           end
 
+          context 'when forwarder already installed for version 9' do
+            let(:facts) do
+              facts.merge(splunkforwarder_version: '8.0.4', service_provider: facts[:kernel] == 'FreeBSD' ? 'freebsd' : 'systemd')
+            end
+            let(:pre_condition) do
+              "class { 'splunk::params': version => '9.0.4' }"
+            end
+            let(:accept_tos_command) do
+              '/opt/splunkforwarder/bin/splunk stop && /opt/splunkforwarder/bin/splunk start --accept-license --answer-yes'
+            end
+            let(:service_name) do
+              facts[:kernel] == 'FreeBSD' ? 'splunk' : 'SplunkForwarder'
+            end
+
+            it_behaves_like 'splunk forwarder'
+            it do
+              is_expected.to contain_exec('splunk-forwarder-accept-tos').with(
+                command: accept_tos_command,
+                user: 'root',
+                before: "Service[#{service_name}]",
+                subscribe: 'Package[splunkforwarder]',
+                require: 'Exec[enable_splunkforwarder]',
+                refreshonly: 'true'
+              )
+            end
+          end
+
           context 'when $splunk::params::manage_net_tools == false' do
             let(:pre_condition) do
               "class { 'splunk::params': manage_net_tools => false }"