diff --git a/roles/common/handlers/main.yml b/roles/common/handlers/main.yml
index f90def7..5d48c07 100644
--- a/roles/common/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/roles/common/handlers/main.yml
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 - name: restart iptables-persistent
   service: name=iptables-persistent state=restarted
 
-- name: restart sshd
-  service: name={{ sshd_service_name }} state=restarted
+- name: reload sshd
+  service: name={{ sshd_service_name }} state=reloaded
 
 - name: reload sysctl
   command: sysctl -p /etc/sysctl.conf