diff --git a/src/ckpool.c b/src/ckpool.c
index acd3ec50..17bd20e1 100644
--- a/src/ckpool.c
+++ b/src/ckpool.c
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ retry:
 		} else
 			LOGWARNING("Failed to send_procmsg to connector");
 	} else if (cmdmatch(buf, "restart")) {
+		send_unix_msg(sockd, "restarting");
 		if (!fork()) {
 			if (!ckp->handover) {
 				ckp->initial_args[ckp->args++] = strdup("-H");