diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index bb3b4c0..abd924f 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ if [ "${1:-}" = "-update" ]; then
     sudo_if rsync -a --delete static/ "$INSTALL_DIR/static/" 2>/dev/null || true
     sudo_if cp install.sh "$INSTALL_DIR/" 2>/dev/null || true
 
+    # Stop service before rebuilding so the old binary can be removed.
+    info "Stopping service..."
+    sudo_if systemctl stop "$SERVICE_NAME" 2>/dev/null || true
+
     info "Rebuilding binary..."
     if command -v go &>/dev/null; then
         export GOMODCACHE="${INSTALL_DIR}/.go/mod"
@@ -112,8 +116,8 @@ if [ "${1:-}" = "-update" ]; then
     # Fix ownership of all files (build cache may be root-owned from earlier builds).
     sudo_if chown -R "${APP_USER:-${SUDO_USER:-$(whoami)}}:${APP_USER:-${SUDO_USER:-$(whoami)}}" "$INSTALL_DIR" 2>/dev/null || true
 
-    info "Restarting service..."
-    sudo_if systemctl restart "$SERVICE_NAME"
+    info "Starting service..."
+    sudo_if systemctl start "$SERVICE_NAME"
     sleep 2
 
     if systemctl is-active --quiet "$SERVICE_NAME"; then