diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 5ea9f30..940777b 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
   service { $service_name:
     ensure     => running,
     enable     => true,
-    hasrestart => false,
+    restart    => 'pkill -1 xinetd',
     hasstatus  => true,
     require    => File[$conffile],
   }