1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/bin/mongrel_rails b/bin/mongrel_rails
index e5b5248..d96dc5d 100644
--- a/bin/mongrel_rails
+++ b/bin/mongrel_rails
@@ -139,7 +139,15 @@ module Mongrel
          if RUBY_PLATFORM !~ /mswin/
            cmd = "ruby #{__FILE__} start #{original_args.join(' ')}"
            config.log "Restarting with arguments:  #{cmd}"
-          exec cmd
+          config.stop
+          config.remove_pid_file
+
+          if config.defaults[:daemon]
+            system cmd
+          else
+            STDERR.puts "Can't restart unless in daemon mode."
+            exit 1
+          end
          else
            config.log "Win32 does not support restarts. Exiting."
          end