diff --git a/hooks/post-receive b/hooks/post-receive
index e061a17..04ac885 100755
--- a/hooks/post-receive
+++ b/hooks/post-receive
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ do
     }
 
     echo "restarting server"; {
-      podman-compose restart || podman compose up
+      podman compose down || true
+      podman compose up --daemon
     }
 
     echo "updating post-receive hook for future runs"; {