diff --git a/src/mail.js b/src/mail.js
index c211a9d17..7aa6b19d9 100644
--- a/src/mail.js
+++ b/src/mail.js
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ async function setMailFromValidation(domain, enabled) {
 
     await updateDomain(domain, { mailFromValidation: enabled });
 
-    safe(restartMail()); // have to restart mail container since haraka cannot watch symlinked config files (mail.ini)
+    safe(restartMail(), { debug }); // have to restart mail container since haraka cannot watch symlinked config files (mail.ini)
 }
 
 async function setBanner(domain, banner) {
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ async function setBanner(domain, banner) {
 
     await updateDomain(domain, { banner });
 
-    safe(restartMail());
+    safe(restartMail(), { debug });
 }
 
 async function setCatchAllAddress(domain, addresses) {
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ async function setCatchAllAddress(domain, addresses) {
 
     await updateDomain(domain, { catchAll: addresses });
 
-    safe(restartMail()); // have to restart mail container since haraka cannot watch symlinked config files (mail.ini)
+    safe(restartMail(), { debug }); // have to restart mail container since haraka cannot watch symlinked config files (mail.ini)
 }
 
 async function setMailRelay(domain, relay, options) {
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ async function setMailRelay(domain, relay, options) {
 
     await updateDomain(domain, { relay: relay });
 
-    safe(restartMail());
+    safe(restartMail(), { debug });
 }
 
 async function setMailEnabled(domain, enabled, auditSource) {
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ async function setMailEnabled(domain, enabled, auditSource) {
 
     await updateDomain(domain, { enabled: enabled });
 
-    safe(restartMail());
+    safe(restartMail(), { debug });
 
     await eventlog.add(enabled ? eventlog.ACTION_MAIL_ENABLED : eventlog.ACTION_MAIL_DISABLED, auditSource, { domain });
 }