diff --git a/packaging/centos/datadog-agent.init b/packaging/centos/datadog-agent.init
index a2acebd45e..26f716fb28 100644
--- a/packaging/centos/datadog-agent.init
+++ b/packaging/centos/datadog-agent.init
@@ -177,6 +177,12 @@ restart() {
     start
 }
 
+condrestart() {
+    if [ -f "$LOCKFILE" ]; then
+        restart
+    fi
+}
+
 info() {
     shift # Shift 'info' out of the args so we can pass any
           # additional options to the real command
@@ -216,6 +222,10 @@ case "$1" in
         restart
         ;;
 
+    condrestart|try-reload)
+        condrestart
+        ;;
+
     status)
         # Note: sh does not support arrays
         # Check for kernel version 3.18+ - overlayfs has known bug affecting unix domain sockets
diff --git a/packaging/debian/datadog-agent.init b/packaging/debian/datadog-agent.init
index 002ac40f32..c103874653 100755
--- a/packaging/debian/datadog-agent.init
+++ b/packaging/debian/datadog-agent.init
@@ -213,6 +213,14 @@ case "$1" in
         $0 start
         ;;
 
+    condrestart|try-reload)
+        check_status essential > /dev/null
+        if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+            $0 stop
+            $0 start
+        fi
+        ;;
+
     configcheck)
         su $AGENTUSER -c "$AGENTPATH configcheck"
         exit $?