diff --git a/lib/support/init.d/gitlab b/lib/support/init.d/gitlab
index 6aff7b5a8f9b3dcd5b8561dc78ebc2a98dfa1a44..f157d71b14f40368040b280e4c032c69d4aeb6e7 100755
--- a/lib/support/init.d/gitlab
+++ b/lib/support/init.d/gitlab
@@ -218,9 +218,7 @@ reload(){
   kill -USR2 "$wpid"
   echo "Done."
   echo "Restarting GitLab Sidekiq since it isn't capable of reloading its config..."
-  RAILS_ENV=$RAILS_ENV bundle exec rake sidekiq:stop
-  echo "Starting Sidekiq..."
-  RAILS_ENV=$RAILS_ENV bundle exec rake sidekiq:start
+  RAILS_ENV=$RAILS_ENV bundle exec rake sidekiq:restart
   # Waiting 2 seconds for sidekiq to write it.
   sleep 2
   status