diff --git a/koji-setup/koji-deploy-hub.sh b/koji-setup/koji-deploy-hub.sh
index 08e6219..188b410 100644
--- a/koji-setup/koji-deploy-hub.sh
+++ b/koji-setup/koji-deploy-hub.sh
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ EOF
 # increase the max connections as koji appears to be very chatty
 sed -i "/^max_connections =/ s/100/1000/" "/var/lib/pgsql/data/postgresql.conf"
 
-systemctl reload postgresql
+systemctl restart postgresql
 
 # Bootstrapping the initial koji admin user into the PostgreSQL database
 # SSL Certificate authentication