diff --git a/recipes/virtual_aliases.rb b/recipes/virtual_aliases.rb
index 6997a30..c2c3acf 100644
--- a/recipes/virtual_aliases.rb
+++ b/recipes/virtual_aliases.rb
@@ -25,4 +25,5 @@ end
 template node['postfix']['virtual_alias_db'] do
   source 'virtual_aliases.erb'
   notifies :run, 'execute[update-postfix-virtual-alias]'
+  notifies :restart, 'service[postfix]'
 end
diff --git a/recipes/virtual_aliases_domains.rb b/recipes/virtual_aliases_domains.rb
index c02efca..3e91e99 100644
--- a/recipes/virtual_aliases_domains.rb
+++ b/recipes/virtual_aliases_domains.rb
@@ -25,4 +25,5 @@ end
 template node['postfix']['virtual_alias_domains_db'] do
   source 'virtual_aliases_domains.erb'
   notifies :run, 'execute[update-postfix-virtual-alias-domains]'
+  notifies :restart, 'service[postfix]'
 end