diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/base/handlers/restart_bodhi.yml b/roles/bodhi2/base/handlers/restart_bodhi.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a9cabe6fe5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/base/handlers/restart_bodhi.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+- name: reload bodhi httpd
+  command: /usr/local/bin/conditional-reload.sh httpd httpd
+  when: not inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend')
diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/bodhi2/base/tasks/main.yml
index 8dc3b6e71b..12b6a9919f 100644
--- a/roles/bodhi2/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     mode=0600
   when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi') and env == 'staging'
   notify:
-  - reload httpd
+  - reload bodhi httpd
   tags:
   - config
   - bodhi