diff --git a/src/freedombone-utils-onion b/src/freedombone-utils-onion
index dab5d4e2..3131d0a1 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-utils-onion
+++ b/src/freedombone-utils-onion
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function add_email_hostname {
 
 function onion_update {
     # update so that new onion services appear
-    systemctl reload tor
+    systemctl restart tor
 }
 
 function wait_for_onion_service_base {