diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
index 539b84a..6042ada 100644
--- a/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/handlers/main.yml
@@ -2,3 +2,8 @@
   service:
     name: bind9
     state: restarted
+
+- name: reload bind
+  service:
+    name: bind9
+    state: reloaded
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 27c5147..0d0f7cc 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@
     mode: 0644
   with_dict: '{{ bind_zones }}'
   register: zone
-  notify: restart bind
+  notify: reload bind
   tags: bind
 
 - name: dnssec sign
   shell: 'cd /etc/bind/keys && dnssec-signzone -3 $(head -n 1000 /dev/urandom | sha1sum | cut -b 1-16) -A -N INCREMENT -o {{ item.item.key }} -t /etc/bind/zones/db.{{ item.item.key }}'
   with_items: '{{ zone.results }}'
   when: item.changed and item.item.value.dnssec is defined and item.item.value.dnssec
-  notify: restart bind
+  notify: reload bind
   tags: bind
 
 - name: add cron dnssec
diff --git a/templates/dnssec.j2 b/templates/dnssec.j2
index 9f12258..bbfd28d 100644
--- a/templates/dnssec.j2
+++ b/templates/dnssec.j2
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ dnssec-signzone -3 $(head -n 1000 /dev/urandom | sha1sum | cut -b 1-16) -A -N IN
 {% endif %}
 {% endfor %}
 
-systemctl restart bind9
+systemctl reload bind9