diff --git a/handlers/main.yaml b/handlers/main.yaml
index 4a4cf7f..c0f257a 100644
--- a/handlers/main.yaml
+++ b/handlers/main.yaml
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 ---
-- name: Restart zuul-merger
+- name: Reload zuul-merger
   service:
     name: zuul-merger
-    state: restarted
+    state: reloaded
   sudo: yes
 
-- name: Restart zuul-server
+- name: Reload zuul-server
   service:
     name: zuul-server
-    state: restarted
+    state: reloaded
   sudo: yes
diff --git a/tasks/config.yaml b/tasks/config.yaml
index b3d761b..99eb3f9 100644
--- a/tasks/config.yaml
+++ b/tasks/config.yaml
@@ -37,25 +37,27 @@
   template:
     dest: "{{ zuul_template_zuul_conf_dest }}"
     src: "{{ zuul_template_zuul_conf_src }}"
-  notify: Restart zuul-server
+  notify:
+    - Reload zuul-merger
+    - Reload zuul-server
 
 - name: Copy gearman logging file.
   copy:
     dest: "{{ zuul_config_gearman_server_log_config }}"
     src: "{{ zuul_file_gearman_logging_conf }}"
-  notify: Restart zuul-server
+  notify: Reload zuul-server
 
 - name: Copy merger logging file.
   copy:
     dest: "{{ zuul_config_merger_log_config }}"
     src: "{{ zuul_file_merger_logging_conf }}"
-  notify: Restart zuul-merger
+  notify: Reload zuul-merger
 
 - name: Copy server logging file.
   copy:
     dest: "{{ zuul_config_zuul_log_config }}"
     src: "{{ zuul_file_server_logging_conf }}"
-  notify: Restart zuul-server
+  notify: Reload zuul-server
 
 - name: Create project config directory.
   file:
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@
     state: directory
   with_items:
     - "{{ zuul_project_config_dir_dest }}"
+  notify: Reload zuul-server
 
 - name: Rsync project config directory.
   sudo: no
@@ -76,3 +79,4 @@
       - '--delete'
     src: "{{ zuul_project_config_dir }}"
   when: zuul_project_config_dir != ""
+  notify: Reload zuul-server