diff --git a/reload.sh b/reload.sh
index 5f3017b2..c5943b9f 100755
--- a/reload.sh
+++ b/reload.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ if [ `whoami` != 'root' ]; then
     echo you have to be root or run with sudo
     exit 1
 fi
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+    action=reload
+else
+    action="$1"
+fi
 for service in pandora pandora-tasks pandora-encoding pandora-cron; do
-    service $service reload
+    service $service $action
 done