diff --git a/plugins/webstats/index.py b/plugins/webstats/index.py
index 5af40995f..b2028a702 100755
--- a/plugins/webstats/index.py
+++ b/plugins/webstats/index.py
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ def reload():
     initDreplace()
     loadDebugLogFile()
 
-    mw.opWeb("reload")
+    mw.opWeb("restart")
     return 'ok'