diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yaml
index 6b7fcab..ffe80aa 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yaml
@@ -57,5 +57,8 @@ jobs:
           scp -i ~/.ssh/key docker-compose.yaml $HOST:"$DIR/docker-compose.yaml"
           scp -i ~/.ssh/key lavalink/application.yml $HOST:"$DIR/lavalink/application.yml"
 
+          # Lavalink's config is a bind mount, and compose only recreates a
+          # service when its own config changes — not when a mounted file's
+          # contents do. Restart it explicitly so application.yml is re-read.
           ssh -i ~/.ssh/key $HOST \
-            "cd $DIR && docker compose pull && docker compose up -d"
+            "cd $DIR && docker compose pull && docker compose up -d && docker compose restart lavalink"