diff --git a/debian/postinst b/debian/postinst
index aed4da3f..c4df64b5 100755
--- a/debian/postinst
+++ b/debian/postinst
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ case "$1" in
 	# modeled after code generated by dh_start
 	for unit in ${UNITS}; do
 	    if test -n "$2"; then
-		dh_action="reload-or-try-restart";
+		dh_action="reload-or-restart";
 	    else
 		dh_action="start"
 	    fi