diff --git a/packager/debian/postinst b/packager/debian/postinst
index 964e8148f8..2101dd75c3 100755
--- a/packager/debian/postinst
+++ b/packager/debian/postinst
@@ -30,4 +30,6 @@ case "$1" in
     ${CLI} scale web=1 || true
   ;;
 
+service gogs restart || true
+
 esac