diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 311583ab8..55ee9c6de 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
   $configtest_enable              = false,
   $service_ensure                 = running,
   $service_flags                  = undef,
-  $service_restart                = '/etc/init.d/nginx configtest && /etc/init.d/nginx restart',
+  $service_restart                = '/etc/init.d/nginx reload',
   $service_name                   = undef,
   ### END Service Configuration ###