diff --git a/plugins/rsyncd/index.py b/plugins/rsyncd/index.py
index 190fdad82..6bcf0a0b8 100755
--- a/plugins/rsyncd/index.py
+++ b/plugins/rsyncd/index.py
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ def cmdRecCmd():
 
 
 def lsyncdReload():
-    mw.execShell('systemctl reload lsyncd')
+    mw.execShell('systemctl restart lsyncd')
 
 
 def makeLsyncdConf(data):