diff --git a/installers/common.sh b/installers/common.sh
index fcd4ea5d..12df56ff 100644
--- a/installers/common.sh
+++ b/installers/common.sh
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ function _install_dependencies() {
         _install_log "Enabling lighttpd fastcgi-php-fpm module for $php_package"
         sudo lighty-enable-mod fastcgi-php-fpm 2>&1 | grep -qE "already enabled" || \
             _install_status 1 "Unable to enable fastcgi-php-fpm module"
+        sudo systemctl restart $php_package.service || _install_status 1 "Unable to restart $php_package.service"
     fi
     _install_status 0
 }