diff --git a/core/nginx/config.py b/core/nginx/config.py
index e8790bcd..96723007 100755
--- a/core/nginx/config.py
+++ b/core/nginx/config.py
@@ -53,9 +53,6 @@ if args["TLS"] and not all(os.path.exists(file_path) for file_path in args["TLS"
 conf.jinja("/conf/tls.conf", args, "/etc/nginx/tls.conf")
 conf.jinja("/conf/proxy.conf", args, "/etc/nginx/proxy.conf")
 conf.jinja("/conf/nginx.conf", args, "/etc/nginx/nginx.conf")
-if os.path.exists("/var/run/nginx.pid"):
-    os.system("nginx -s reload")
 conf.jinja("/dovecot_conf/login.lua", args, "/etc/dovecot/login.lua")
 conf.jinja("/dovecot_conf/proxy.conf", args, "/etc/dovecot/proxy.conf")
-if os.path.exists("/run/dovecot/master.pid"):
-    os.system("doveadm reload")
+os.system("killall -HUP nginx dovecot")
diff --git a/towncrier/newsfragments/3179.bugfix b/towncrier/newsfragments/3179.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2cd39438
--- /dev/null
+++ b/towncrier/newsfragments/3179.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Ensure that nginx and dovecot are reloaded