diff --git a/task.py b/task.py
index 9d4529ccb..24b0dc10c 100755
--- a/task.py
+++ b/task.py
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ def startPHPVersion(version):
         # system
         phpService = '/lib/systemd/system/php' + version + '.service'
         if os.path.exists(phpService):
-            mw.execShell("systemctl reload php" + version)
+            mw.execShell("systemctl restart php" + version)
             if checkPHPVersion(version):
                 return True