diff --git a/roles/minio/handlers/main.yml b/roles/minio/handlers/main.yml
index 7bf2bbd..be68782 100644
--- a/roles/minio/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/roles/minio/handlers/main.yml
@@ -6,3 +6,8 @@
   systemd:
     name: minio
     state: restarted
+
+- name: reload minio
+  systemd:
+    name: minio
+    state: reloaded
diff --git a/roles/minio/tasks/deploy.yml b/roles/minio/tasks/deploy.yml
index e44f0ea..6a88152 100644
--- a/roles/minio/tasks/deploy.yml
+++ b/roles/minio/tasks/deploy.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
     mode: u=rw,g=r,o=
     setype: container_file_t
   with_fileglob: certs/minio/{{ inventory_hostname }}.cer
+  notify:
+  - reload minio
   tags:
   - cert
 - name: ensure minio server private key is present
@@ -68,6 +70,8 @@
     setype: container_file_t
   diff: false
   with_fileglob: certs/minio/{{ inventory_hostname }}.key
+  notify:
+  - reload minio
   tags:
   - cert
 
diff --git a/roles/minio/templates/minio.container.j2 b/roles/minio/templates/minio.container.j2
index ff05f33..dcc7295 100644
--- a/roles/minio/templates/minio.container.j2
+++ b/roles/minio/templates/minio.container.j2
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Network=host
 NoNewPrivileges=yes
 
 [Service]
+ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 MemoryDenyWriteExecute=yes
 PrivateTmp=yes
 ProtectClock=yes