diff --git a/tools/ppf-service b/tools/ppf-service
index 75ab957..6fdf33d 100755
--- a/tools/ppf-service
+++ b/tools/ppf-service
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ cmd_restart() {
     local hosts="$1"
     section "Restarting containers"
     for host in $hosts; do
-        compose_cmd "$host" "up -d" > /dev/null 2>&1 \
+        compose_cmd "$host" "down" > /dev/null 2>&1 \
+            && compose_cmd "$host" "up -d" > /dev/null 2>&1 \
             && log_ok "$host restarted" \
             || log_err "$host restart failed"
     done