diff --git a/definitions/monitrc.rb b/definitions/monitrc.rb
index 85d9a18..2c9c7ea 100644
--- a/definitions/monitrc.rb
+++ b/definitions/monitrc.rb
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@
       source params[:template_source]
       cookbook params[:template_cookbook]
       variables params[:variables]
-      notifies :restart, resources(:service => "monit"), params[:reload]
+      notifies :reload, resources(:service => "monit"), params[:reload]
       action :create
     end
   else
     template "/etc/monit/conf.d/#{params[:name]}.conf" do
       action :delete
-      notifies :restart, resources(:service => "monit"), params[:reload]
+      notifies :reload, resources(:service => "monit"), params[:reload]
     end
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/files/default/init-monit-ubuntu12.sh b/files/default/init-monit-ubuntu12.sh
index a922897..4c1ec93 100644
--- a/files/default/init-monit-ubuntu12.sh
+++ b/files/default/init-monit-ubuntu12.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 ### BEGIN INIT INFO
 # Provides:          monit
diff --git a/recipes/default.rb b/recipes/default.rb
index 1a1a0d3..f4aafff 100755
--- a/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/recipes/default.rb
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 end
 
 service "monit" do
-  action [:enable, :start]
+  action [:enable, :reload]
   enabled true
-  supports [:start, :restart, :stop]
+  supports [:start, :reload, :restart, :stop]
 end
 
 directory "/etc/monit/conf.d/" do
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@
   group "root"
   mode 0700
   source 'monitrc.erb'
-  notifies :restart, resources(:service => "monit"), :delayed
+  notifies :reload, resources(:service => "monit"), :delayed
 end