diff --git a/debian/gitlab.postinst b/debian/gitlab.postinst
index c0b9658f2d..26dd923f36 100755
--- a/debian/gitlab.postinst
+++ b/debian/gitlab.postinst
@@ -340,6 +340,8 @@ case "$1" in
       echo "Restarting gitaly..."
       invoke-rc.d gitaly restart
     fi
+    echo "Restarting gitlab..."
+    invoke-rc.d gitlab restart
     echo "Running rake checks..."
     gitlab-rake gitlab:check
   ;;