diff --git a/ncc/main.py b/ncc/main.py
index a38cd3c..aa326a0 100644
--- a/ncc/main.py
+++ b/ncc/main.py
@@ -158,9 +158,9 @@ def up(dehydrated_only: bool, skip_master_check: bool):
             if (first_part := target.split("/")[0]) and (
                 remote := first_part.split(":")[0]
             ):
-                ec, stdout = sysaction.run_shell(("ssh", "-T", remote, "echo 1"))
+                ec, stdout = sysaction.run_shell(("ssh", "-T", remote, "nginx -s reload"))
             else:
-                ec, stdout = sysaction.run_shell(("echo", "1"))
+                ec, stdout = sysaction.run_shell(("nginx", "-s", "reload"))
 
             if ec != 0:
                 step.echo(click.style(" E", fg="red"))