diff --git a/deploy_script.sh b/deploy_script.sh
index fa77452..2292c8f 100644
--- a/deploy_script.sh
+++ b/deploy_script.sh
@@ -257,7 +257,10 @@ EOF
     sed -i "s|DOMAINS_PLACEHOLDER|${all_domains}|g" "${CADDY_FRAGMENTS_DIR}/maintenance.caddy"
     
     if docker ps --format '{{.Names}}' | grep -q "^caddy$"; then
-        docker exec caddy caddy reload --config /etc/caddy/Caddyfile 2>/dev/null || true
+        if ! docker exec caddy caddy reload --config /etc/caddy/Caddyfile 2>/dev/null; then
+            log "Caddy reload failed (maybe admin API is disabled). Restarting Caddy..."
+            docker restart caddy
+        fi
     elif [[ " ${ACTIVE_SERVICES[*]} " =~ " caddy " ]]; then
         cd "${SERVICES_DIR}/caddy"
         docker compose up -d --remove-orphans 2>/dev/null || true
@@ -334,7 +337,10 @@ disable_maintenance_mode() {
         cd "${SERVICES_DIR}/caddy"
         docker compose up -d --remove-orphans
         sleep 2
-        docker exec caddy caddy reload --config /etc/caddy/Caddyfile 2>/dev/null || true
+        if ! docker exec caddy caddy reload --config /etc/caddy/Caddyfile 2>/dev/null; then
+            log "Caddy reload failed. Restarting Caddy..."
+            docker restart caddy
+        fi
     fi
 }