diff --git a/manifests/configuration.pp b/manifests/configuration.pp
index 87c5f1a..ec7c882 100644
--- a/manifests/configuration.pp
+++ b/manifests/configuration.pp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     group   => root,
     mode    => '0750',
     require => Package['firewalld'], # make sure package is installed
-    notify  => Service['firewalld'], # restart service
+    notify  => Exec['firewalld::reload'], # reload service
   }
 
   file { '/etc/firewalld/firewalld.conf':
@@ -74,6 +74,6 @@
     group   => root,
     mode    => '0640',
     require => Package['firewalld'], # make sure package is installed
-    notify  => Service['firewalld'], # restart service
+    notify  => Exec['firewalld::reload'], # reload service
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/direct.pp b/manifests/direct.pp
index a2ac8a9..b68c72a 100644
--- a/manifests/direct.pp
+++ b/manifests/direct.pp
@@ -89,6 +89,6 @@
     group   => root,
     mode    => '0644',
     require => Package['firewalld'],
-    notify  => Service['firewalld'],
+    notify  => Exec['firewalld::reload'], # reload service
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/lockdown_whitelist.pp b/manifests/lockdown_whitelist.pp
index c409724..e2d1d6f 100644
--- a/manifests/lockdown_whitelist.pp
+++ b/manifests/lockdown_whitelist.pp
@@ -63,6 +63,6 @@
       group   => root,
       mode    => '0644',
       require => Package['firewalld'],
-      notify  => Service['firewalld'],
+      notify  => Exec['firewalld::reload'], # reload service
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/service.pp b/manifests/service.pp
index 20d69f8..9c215b0 100644
--- a/manifests/service.pp
+++ b/manifests/service.pp
@@ -64,6 +64,6 @@
     group   => root,
     mode    => '0644',
     require => Package['firewalld'],
-    notify  => Service['firewalld'],
+    notify  => Exec['firewalld::reload'], # reload service
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/service/base.pp b/manifests/service/base.pp
index 8a8f271..8d0ae63 100644
--- a/manifests/service/base.pp
+++ b/manifests/service/base.pp
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@
     group   => root,
     mode    => '0750',
     require => Package['firewalld'],
-    notify  => Service['firewalld'],
+    notify  => Exec['firewalld::reload'], # reload service
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/zone/base.pp b/manifests/zone/base.pp
index 35060aa..3b694d0 100644
--- a/manifests/zone/base.pp
+++ b/manifests/zone/base.pp
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@
     group   => root,
     mode    => '0750',
     require => Package['firewalld'],
-    notify  => Service['firewalld'],
+    notify  => Exec['firewalld::reload'], # reload service
   }
 }