diff --git a/packager/debian/postinst b/packager/debian/postinst
index 2101dd75..1c0b57b0 100755
--- a/packager/debian/postinst
+++ b/packager/debian/postinst
@@ -28,8 +28,12 @@ case "$1" in
 
     # scale
     ${CLI} scale web=1 || true
+    
+    #restart the service
+    service gogs restart || true
+    
   ;;
 
-service gogs restart || true
+
 
 esac