diff --git a/release/linux/postinstall.sh b/release/linux/postinstall.sh
index f3d9c9277..ed39fb127 100644
--- a/release/linux/postinstall.sh
+++ b/release/linux/postinstall.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ if [ ! -f "$postinstall_flag" ]; then
     # and not by root
     chown navidrome:navidrome /var/lib/navidrome/cache
     touch "$postinstall_flag"
+else
+    navidrome service stop --configfile /etc/navidrome/navidrome.toml && navidrome service start --configfile /etc/navidrome/navidrome.toml
 fi