diff --git a/pfSense-pkg-RESTAPI/files/usr/local/pkg/RESTAPI/Dispatchers/DHCPServerApplyDispatcher.inc b/pfSense-pkg-RESTAPI/files/usr/local/pkg/RESTAPI/Dispatchers/DHCPServerApplyDispatcher.inc
index 32d70052..fe0252da 100644
--- a/pfSense-pkg-RESTAPI/files/usr/local/pkg/RESTAPI/Dispatchers/DHCPServerApplyDispatcher.inc
+++ b/pfSense-pkg-RESTAPI/files/usr/local/pkg/RESTAPI/Dispatchers/DHCPServerApplyDispatcher.inc
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class DHCPServerApplyDispatcher extends Dispatcher {
      * Reloads the DHCP server and associated services.
      */
     protected function _process(mixed ...$arguments): void {
-        services_dhcpd_configure();
+        dhcp_apply_changes();
         clear_subsystem_dirty('dhcpd');
     }
 }
diff --git a/pfSense-pkg-RESTAPI/files/usr/local/pkg/RESTAPI/Models/DHCPServer.inc b/pfSense-pkg-RESTAPI/files/usr/local/pkg/RESTAPI/Models/DHCPServer.inc
index b36aad34..073d03eb 100644
--- a/pfSense-pkg-RESTAPI/files/usr/local/pkg/RESTAPI/Models/DHCPServer.inc
+++ b/pfSense-pkg-RESTAPI/files/usr/local/pkg/RESTAPI/Models/DHCPServer.inc
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ class DHCPServer extends Model {
 
             # Otherwise, make this interface eligible for a DHCP server
             if (!in_array($if_id, $ifs_using_dhcp_server)) {
-                $this->set_config(path: "$this->config_path/$if_id", value: []);
+                $this->set_config(path: "$this->config_path/$if_id", value: ['range' => ['from' => '', 'to' => '']]);
             }
         }
     }