diff --git a/admittance_controller/include/admittance_controller/admittance_rule_impl.hpp b/admittance_controller/include/admittance_controller/admittance_rule_impl.hpp
index 77f1277b35..cab8b4cf45 100644
--- a/admittance_controller/include/admittance_controller/admittance_rule_impl.hpp
+++ b/admittance_controller/include/admittance_controller/admittance_rule_impl.hpp
@@ -46,11 +46,17 @@ controller_interface::return_type AdmittanceRule::configure(
   {
     try
     {
+      // Make sure we destroy the interface first. Otherwise we might run into a segfault
+      if (kinematics_loader_)
+      {
+        kinematics_.reset();
+      }
       kinematics_loader_ =
         std::make_shared<pluginlib::ClassLoader<kinematics_interface::KinematicsInterface>>(
           parameters_.kinematics.plugin_package, "kinematics_interface::KinematicsInterface");
       kinematics_ = std::unique_ptr<kinematics_interface::KinematicsInterface>(
         kinematics_loader_->createUnmanagedInstance(parameters_.kinematics.plugin_name));
+
       if (!kinematics_->initialize(
             node->get_node_parameters_interface(), parameters_.kinematics.tip))
       {