diff --git a/cookbooks/nginx/recipes/default.rb b/cookbooks/nginx/recipes/default.rb
index 2e0a73acc..970050289 100644
--- a/cookbooks/nginx/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/cookbooks/nginx/recipes/default.rb
@@ -5,4 +5,8 @@
   source "EY_Documentation.conf"
   backup false
   action :create
+end
+
+execute "restart nginx" do
+  command "/etc/init.d/nginx restart"
 end
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