diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/templates/logrotate/lighttpd.j2 b/roles/copr/backend/templates/logrotate/lighttpd.j2
index 98f8e29851..4de2098d5e 100644
--- a/roles/copr/backend/templates/logrotate/lighttpd.j2
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/templates/logrotate/lighttpd.j2
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@
     notifempty
     compress
     postrotate
-        /usr/bin/killall -HUP lighttpd &>/dev/null || :
+        systemctl restart lighttpd.service &>/dev/null || :
     endscript
 }