diff --git a/dist/INSTALL.md b/dist/INSTALL.md
index 380f6d7..6ac6ffd 100644
--- a/dist/INSTALL.md
+++ b/dist/INSTALL.md
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ See `config.toml` for all available options. Key settings:
 
 ## Certificate Management
 
-The server supports automatic certificate reloading via SIGHUP signals.
+The server uses standard systemd restart for certificate updates. Restart time is less than 1 second.
 
 ### Let's Encrypt Integration
 
@@ -210,28 +210,28 @@ For automatic certificate renewal with certbot:
 
 ```bash
 # Create post-renewal hook
-sudo tee /etc/letsencrypt/renewal-hooks/post/reload-pollux.sh > /dev/null << 'EOF'
+sudo tee /etc/letsencrypt/renewal-hooks/post/restart-pollux.sh > /dev/null << 'EOF'
 #!/bin/bash
-# Reload Pollux after Let's Encrypt certificate renewal
+# Restart Pollux after Let's Encrypt certificate renewal
 
-systemctl reload pollux
-logger -t certbot-pollux-reload "Reloaded pollux after certificate renewal"
+systemctl restart pollux
+logger -t certbot-pollux-restart "Restarted pollux after certificate renewal"
 EOF
 
 # Make it executable
-sudo chmod +x /etc/letsencrypt/renewal-hooks/post/reload-pollux.sh
+sudo chmod +x /etc/letsencrypt/renewal-hooks/post/restart-pollux.sh
 
 # Test the hook
-sudo /etc/letsencrypt/renewal-hooks/post/reload-pollux.sh
+sudo /etc/letsencrypt/renewal-hooks/post/restart-pollux.sh
 ```
 
-### Manual Certificate Reload
+### Manual Certificate Update
 
 ```bash
-# Reload certificates without restarting
-sudo systemctl reload pollux
+# Restart server to load new certificates
+sudo systemctl restart pollux
 
-# Check reload in logs
+# Check restart in logs
 sudo journalctl -u pollux -f
 ```
 
diff --git a/dist/pollux.service b/dist/pollux.service
index 51a461d..84e7a5c 100644
--- a/dist/pollux.service
+++ b/dist/pollux.service
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ Wants=network.target
 [Service]
 Type=simple
 ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/pollux
-ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 Restart=on-failure
 RestartSec=5
 User=gemini
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index fa826b8..7088e84 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -8,32 +8,10 @@ use clap::Parser;
 use rustls::ServerConfig;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use tokio::sync::Mutex;
 use tokio::net::TcpListener;
-use tokio::signal::unix::{signal, SignalKind};
 use tokio_rustls::TlsAcceptor;
 use logging::init_logging;
 
-async fn reload_tls_acceptor(
-    cert_path: &str,
-    key_path: &str,
-) -> Result<TlsAcceptor, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-    tracing::info!("Reloading TLS certificates");
-
-    let certs = tls::load_certs(cert_path)?;
-    let key = tls::load_private_key(key_path)?;
-
-    let config = ServerConfig::builder()
-        .with_safe_defaults()
-        .with_no_client_auth()
-        .with_single_cert(certs, key)?;
-
-    let acceptor = TlsAcceptor::from(Arc::new(config));
-
-    tracing::info!("TLS certificates reloaded successfully");
-    Ok(acceptor)
-}
-
 fn print_startup_info(host: &str, port: u16, root: &str, cert: &str, key: &str, log_level: Option<&str>, max_concurrent: usize) {
     println!("Pollux Gemini Server");
     println!("Listening on: {}:{}", host, port);
@@ -126,56 +104,27 @@ async fn main() {
         .with_no_client_auth()
         .with_single_cert(certs, key).unwrap();
 
-    let initial_acceptor = TlsAcceptor::from(Arc::new(config));
-    let acceptor = Arc::new(Mutex::new(initial_acceptor));
+    let acceptor = TlsAcceptor::from(Arc::new(config));
 
     let listener = TcpListener::bind(format!("{}:{}", bind_host, port)).await.unwrap();
 
-    // Create SIGHUP signal handler for certificate reload
-    let mut sighup = signal(SignalKind::hangup())
-        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to create SIGHUP handler: {}", e))
-        .unwrap();
-
     // Print startup information
     print_startup_info(&bind_host, port, &root, &cert_path, &key_path, Some(log_level), max_concurrent_requests);
 
     loop {
-        tokio::select! {
-            // Handle new connections
-            result = listener.accept() => {
-                let (stream, _) = result.unwrap();
-                tracing::debug!("Accepted connection from {}", stream.peer_addr().unwrap_or_else(|_| "unknown".parse().unwrap()));
-                let acceptor = Arc::clone(&acceptor);
-                let dir = root.clone();
-                let expected_hostname = hostname.clone();
-                let max_concurrent = max_concurrent_requests;
-                let test_delay = test_processing_delay;
-                tokio::spawn(async move {
-                    let acceptor_guard = acceptor.lock().await;
-                    if let Ok(stream) = acceptor_guard.accept(stream).await {
-                        drop(acceptor_guard); // Release lock before long-running handler
-                        if let Err(e) = server::handle_connection(stream, &dir, &expected_hostname, port, max_concurrent, test_delay).await {
-                            tracing::error!("Error handling connection: {}", e);
-                        }
-                    }
-                });
-            }
-
-            // Handle SIGHUP for certificate reload
-            _ = sighup.recv() => {
-                tracing::info!("Received SIGHUP, reloading certificates");
-                match reload_tls_acceptor(&cert_path, &key_path).await {
-                    Ok(new_acceptor) => {
-                        let mut acceptor_guard = acceptor.lock().await;
-                        *acceptor_guard = new_acceptor;
-                        tracing::info!("TLS certificates reloaded successfully");
-                    }
-                    Err(e) => {
-                        tracing::error!("Failed to reload TLS certificates: {}", e);
-                        // Continue with old certificates
-                    }
+        let (stream, _) = listener.accept().await.unwrap();
+        tracing::debug!("Accepted connection from {}", stream.peer_addr().unwrap_or_else(|_| "unknown".parse().unwrap()));
+        let acceptor = acceptor.clone();
+        let dir = root.clone();
+        let expected_hostname = hostname.clone();
+        let max_concurrent = max_concurrent_requests;
+        let test_delay = test_processing_delay;
+        tokio::spawn(async move {
+            if let Ok(stream) = acceptor.accept(stream).await {
+                if let Err(e) = server::handle_connection(stream, &dir, &expected_hostname, port, max_concurrent, test_delay).await {
+                    tracing::error!("Error handling connection: {}", e);
                 }
             }
-        }
+        });
     }
 }
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