diff --git a/cli.sh b/cli.sh
index edaaf10f2..a9224927d 100755
--- a/cli.sh
+++ b/cli.sh
@@ -18,5 +18,8 @@ mw_stop()
 case "$1" in
     'start') mw_start;;
     'stop') mw_stop;;
-    'restart') mw_stop mw_start;;
+    'restart') 
+		mw_stop 
+		mw_start
+		;;
 esac
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diff --git a/scripts/init.d/mw.tpl b/scripts/init.d/mw.tpl
index d33f52ae1..1bb2cb333 100755
--- a/scripts/init.d/mw.tpl
+++ b/scripts/init.d/mw.tpl
@@ -127,7 +127,10 @@ case "$1" in
     'start') mw_start;;
     'stop') mw_stop;;
     'reload') mw_reload;;
-    'restart') mw_stop mw_start;;
+    'restart') 
+        mw_stop
+        sleep 0.3
+        mw_start;;
     'status') mw_status;;
     'logs') error_logs;;
 esac
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