diff --git a/debian/bin/restart.sh b/debian/bin/restart.sh
index acbec3dc78..46a70c497e 100755
--- a/debian/bin/restart.sh
+++ b/debian/bin/restart.sh
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ fi
 echo "Detected service control platform '$cmd'; using it to restart Jellyfin..."
 case $cmd in
     'systemctl')
-        echo "sleep 0.5; /usr/bin/sudo $( which systemctl ) start jellyfin" | at now 
+        echo "sleep 0.5; /usr/bin/sudo systemctl start jellyfin" | at now 
         ;;
     'service')
-        echo "sleep 0.5; /usr/bin/sudo $( which service ) jellyfin start" | at now 
+        echo "sleep 0.5; /usr/bin/sudo service jellyfin start" | at now 
         ;;
     'sysv')
         echo "sleep 0.5; /usr/bin/sudo /etc/init.d/jellyfin start" | at now 
diff --git a/fedora/restart.sh b/fedora/restart.sh
index acbec3dc78..46a70c497e 100755
--- a/fedora/restart.sh
+++ b/fedora/restart.sh
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ fi
 echo "Detected service control platform '$cmd'; using it to restart Jellyfin..."
 case $cmd in
     'systemctl')
-        echo "sleep 0.5; /usr/bin/sudo $( which systemctl ) start jellyfin" | at now 
+        echo "sleep 0.5; /usr/bin/sudo systemctl start jellyfin" | at now 
         ;;
     'service')
-        echo "sleep 0.5; /usr/bin/sudo $( which service ) jellyfin start" | at now 
+        echo "sleep 0.5; /usr/bin/sudo service jellyfin start" | at now 
         ;;
     'sysv')
         echo "sleep 0.5; /usr/bin/sudo /etc/init.d/jellyfin start" | at now