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@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export NX_SITES_ENABLED_PATH=<preferred-path>
 Alternative `test` and `reload` commands can be configured using the following environment variables. The following example demonstrates how this might look in a containerized context.
 
 ```bash
-export NX_RELOAD_CMD='systemctl --user restart nginx'
+export NX_RELOAD_CMD='systemctl --user reload nginx'
 export NX_TEST_CMD='podman exec nginx nginx -t'
 ```