diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 14dcceb..367de10 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -56,11 +56,12 @@ DEPLOY_DIR  ?= /var/www/ridgwaysystems
 
 .PHONY: deploy
 deploy: cross
+	ssh $(DEPLOY_HOST) "rcctl stop $(BINARY); pkill $(BINARY); true"
 	scp $(BINARY)-openbsd-amd64 $(DEPLOY_HOST):/usr/local/bin/$(BINARY)
 	rsync -av --delete templates/ $(DEPLOY_HOST):$(DEPLOY_DIR)/templates/
 	rsync -av --delete static/    $(DEPLOY_HOST):$(DEPLOY_DIR)/static/
 	rsync -av content/            $(DEPLOY_HOST):$(DEPLOY_DIR)/content/
-	ssh $(DEPLOY_HOST) rcctl restart $(BINARY)
+	ssh $(DEPLOY_HOST) rcctl start $(BINARY)
 
 .PHONY: help
 help: