diff --git a/src/routes/mailserver.js b/src/routes/mailserver.js
index 764dd9b24..41eccd598 100644
--- a/src/routes/mailserver.js
+++ b/src/routes/mailserver.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const assert = require('assert'),
 
 // because of how the proxy middleware works, the http response is already sent by the time this function is called
 async function restart(req, res, next) {
-    await safe(mailServer.restartMail(), { debug });
+    await safe(mailServer.restart(), { debug });
     next();
 }