diff --git a/acmebot/defaults/main.yml b/acmebot/defaults/main.yml
index 5a3661320bd4ac87e1b2324c123d1106569028e0..e0334ef01a23b6337d7377dfa762554c8c9e6976 100644
--- a/acmebot/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/acmebot/defaults/main.yml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ acmebot_default_services:
   nginx-proxy: "systemctl reload nginx-proxy"
   postfix: "systemctl reload postfix"
   postgresql: "systemctl reload postgresql"
-  prosody: "systemctl restart prosody"
+  prosody: "systemctl reload prosody"
 
 # authorizations to maintain without certficates (e.g. for master/follower)
 acmebot_authorizations: {}