diff --git a/service_upstart_linux.go b/service_upstart_linux.go
index 660357f..be404d9 100644
--- a/service_upstart_linux.go
+++ b/service_upstart_linux.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 	"text/template"
-	"time"
 )
 
 func isUpstart() bool {
@@ -225,12 +224,7 @@ func (s *upstart) Stop() error {
 }
 
 func (s *upstart) Restart() error {
-	err := s.Stop()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
-	return s.Start()
+	return run("initctl", "restart", s.Name)
 }
 
 // The upstart script should stop with an INT or the Go runtime will terminate