diff --git a/debian/bin/restart.sh b/debian/bin/restart.sh
index 9b64b6d728..e499bf3369 100755
--- a/debian/bin/restart.sh
+++ b/debian/bin/restart.sh
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ cmd="$( get_service_command )"
 echo "Detected service control platform '$cmd'; using it to restart Jellyfin..."
 case $cmd in
     'systemctl')
-        echo "sleep 2; /usr/bin/sudo $( which systemctl ) restart jellyfin" | at now 
+        echo "sleep 2; /usr/bin/sudo $( which systemctl ) restart jellyfin || /usr/bin/sudo $( which systemctl ) start jellyfin" | at now 
         ;;
     'service')
-        echo "sleep 2; /usr/bin/sudo $( which service ) jellyfin restart" | at now 
+        echo "sleep 2; /usr/bin/sudo $( which service ) jellyfin restart || /usr/bin/sudo $( which service ) jellyfin start" | at now 
         ;;
     'sysv')
-        echo "sleep 2; /usr/bin/sudo /etc/init.d/jellyfin restart" | at now 
+        echo "sleep 2; /usr/bin/sudo /etc/init.d/jellyfin restart || /usr/bin/sudo /etc/init.d/jellyfin start" | at now 
         ;;
 esac
 exit 0
diff --git a/fedora/restart.sh b/fedora/restart.sh
index 9e53efecd0..e499bf3369 100755
--- a/fedora/restart.sh
+++ b/fedora/restart.sh
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ cmd="$( get_service_command )"
 echo "Detected service control platform '$cmd'; using it to restart Jellyfin..."
 case $cmd in
     'systemctl')
-        echo "sleep 2; /usr/bin/sudo $( which systemctl ) restart jellyfin" | at now
+        echo "sleep 2; /usr/bin/sudo $( which systemctl ) restart jellyfin || /usr/bin/sudo $( which systemctl ) start jellyfin" | at now 
         ;;
     'service')
-        echo "sleep 2; /usr/bin/sudo $( which service ) jellyfin restart" | at now
+        echo "sleep 2; /usr/bin/sudo $( which service ) jellyfin restart || /usr/bin/sudo $( which service ) jellyfin start" | at now 
         ;;
     'sysv')
-        echo "sleep 2; /usr/bin/sudo /etc/init.d/jellyfin restart" | at now
+        echo "sleep 2; /usr/bin/sudo /etc/init.d/jellyfin restart || /usr/bin/sudo /etc/init.d/jellyfin start" | at now 
         ;;
 esac
 exit 0