diff --git a/hooks/post-receive b/hooks/post-receive
index 04ac885..86f824b 100755
--- a/hooks/post-receive
+++ b/hooks/post-receive
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ do
     }
 
     echo "restarting server"; {
-      podman compose down || true
       podman compose up --daemon
     }