diff --git a/tools/restart-server b/tools/restart-server
index 6c869480c6..c8bd0c89fe 100755
--- a/tools/restart-server
+++ b/tools/restart-server
@@ -26,10 +26,11 @@ subprocess.check_call(["python", "./manage.py", "fill_memcached_caches"])
 logging.info("Killing daemons")
 subprocess.check_call(["supervisorctl", "stop",    "humbug-workers:*"])
 subprocess.check_call(["supervisorctl", "stop",    "humbug-django"])
-subprocess.check_call(["supervisorctl", "restart", "humbug-tornado"])
+subprocess.check_call(["supervisorctl", "stop", "humbug-tornado"])
 
 subprocess.check_call(["ln", '-nsf', deploy_path, os.path.join(DEPLOYMENTS_DIR, "current")])
 
+subprocess.check_call(["supervisorctl", "start", "humbug-tornado"])
 subprocess.check_call(["supervisorctl", "start",   "humbug-django"])
 subprocess.check_call(["supervisorctl", "start",   "humbug-workers:*"])