diff --git a/src/freedombone-controlpanel b/src/freedombone-controlpanel
index aaef4e91..10cbae64 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-controlpanel
+++ b/src/freedombone-controlpanel
@@ -644,6 +644,7 @@ function irc_set_global_password {
             sed -i "0,/RE/s/Password =.*/Password =$NEW_IRC_PASSWORD/" /etc/ngircd/ngircd.conf
             dialog --title $"IRC Password" \
                    --msgbox $"The IRC password was changed" 6 40
+            systemctl restart ngircd
             ;;
     esac
 }