diff --git a/basic/usr/local/bin/spotter-appmgr b/basic/usr/local/bin/spotter-appmgr
index 165c6aa..0c6779b 100755
--- a/basic/usr/local/bin/spotter-appmgr
+++ b/basic/usr/local/bin/spotter-appmgr
@@ -123,16 +123,13 @@ class SpotterManager:
 
     def update_proxy(self, app):
         self.add_app_to_nginx(app)
-        self.reload_nginx()
+        subprocess.call(['service', 'nginx', 'reload'])
 
     def add_app_to_nginx(self, app):
         ip = get_container_ip(app)
         with open(os.path.join(NGINX_DIR, '{}.conf'.format(app)), 'w') as f:
             f.write(NGINX_TEMPLATE.format(app=app, ip=ip, domain=self.domain, port=self.port))
 
-    def reload_nginx(self):
-        subprocess.call(['service', 'nginx', 'reload'])
-
     def update_domain(self, domain, port):
         self.domain = self.conf["_"]["domain"] = domain
         self.port = self.conf["_"]["port"] = port
@@ -140,7 +137,7 @@ class SpotterManager:
         self.update_app_confs()
         self.rebuild_nginx()
         self.rebuild_issue()
-        self.reload_nginx()
+        subprocess.call(['service', 'nginx', 'restart'])
 
     def update_app_confs(self):
         for app in self.conf.iteritems():