diff --git a/files/certbot-renewal.sh b/files/certbot-renewal.sh
index 463881e..f035826 100644
--- a/files/certbot-renewal.sh
+++ b/files/certbot-renewal.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 #! /bin/bash
+function reload() {
+    #reload/restart relevant services
+    if [ -d /etc/nginx/certs/ ]
+    then
+        systemctl reload nginx
+    fi
+}
+
 dom=`date +%d`
 today=`date +%Y%m%d`
 log=/var/log/certbot-renewal.log
@@ -14,6 +22,7 @@ do
     then
         echo Certificate for $f is expired, renewing >> $log
         certbot renew --cert-name $f >> /var/log/certbot-renewal.log
+        reload()
         continue
     fi
     #convert hostname into day of month between 0 and 28 to renew on specific day of month (reduce chance of running out of cert renewals)
@@ -26,6 +35,7 @@ do
         then
             echo Date falls within renewal window for $f, attempting renewal >> $log
             certbot renew --cert-name $f >> $log
+            reload()
             break
         fi
     done