diff --git a/s6/service b/s6/service
index e8c526b..730c405 100755
--- a/s6/service
+++ b/s6/service
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # This script patches all service commands into the appropriate s6- commands
 # pi-hole upstream scripts need a 'service' interface. why not systemd? docker said so.
+
 start() {
-  s6-svc -wu -u -T2500 /var/run/s6/services/$service
+  restart
 }
 
 stop() {
@@ -12,16 +13,18 @@ stop() {
 restart() {
   local pid
 
-  # Get the PID of the service we are asking to restart
-  pid=$(pgrep $service)
+  # Get the PID(s) of the service we are asking to restart
+  mapfile -t pids < <(pgrep $service)  
 
   # Only attempt to stop the service if it is already running
-  if [ -n "$pid" ]; then
+  if [ "${#pids[@]}" -gt 0 ]; then
     stop
 
-    # Loop until we are certain that the process has been stopped
-    while test -d /proc/$pid; do
-      sleep 0.2
+    for pid in "${pids[@]}"; do
+      # Loop until we are certain that the process has been stopped
+      while test -d /proc/$pid; do
+        sleep 0.2
+      done
     done
   fi
 
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@ restart() {
   
   # Only attempt to start the service if it is not already running
   if [ -z "$pid" ]; then
-    start
+    s6-svc -wu -u -T2500 /var/run/s6/services/$service
   fi
   
 }