diff --git a/plogical/mailUtilities.py b/plogical/mailUtilities.py
index 878ca4521..cbb734ee2 100644
--- a/plogical/mailUtilities.py
+++ b/plogical/mailUtilities.py
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ milter_default_action = accept
             command = 'systemctl restart postfix'
             subprocess.call(shlex.split(command))
 
-            command = 'systemctl restart dovecot'
+            command = 'doveadm reload'
             subprocess.call(shlex.split(command))
         except BaseException as msg:
             logging.CyberCPLogFileWriter.writeToFile(str(msg) + " [restartServices]")
@@ -2368,7 +2368,7 @@ class MailServerManagerUtils(multi.Thread):
                             writeToFile.writelines(items)
                     writeToFile.close()
 
-                command = "systemctl restart dovecot"
+                command = "doveadm reload"
                 ProcessUtilities.executioner(command)
 
             ## For ubuntu 20
@@ -2720,7 +2720,7 @@ class MailServerManagerUtils(multi.Thread):
                 command = 'systemctl restart postfix'
                 ProcessUtilities.executioner(command)
 
-                command = 'systemctl restart dovecot'
+                command = 'doveadm reload'
                 ProcessUtilities.executioner(command)
 
             logging.CyberCPLogFileWriter.statusWriter(self.extraArgs['tempStatusPath'], 'Completed [200].')
diff --git a/plogical/renew.py b/plogical/renew.py
index d46214f6f..65d6bf2c3 100644
--- a/plogical/renew.py
+++ b/plogical/renew.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class Renew:
             commands = [
                 'postmap -F hash:/etc/postfix/vmail_ssl.map',
                 'systemctl restart postfix',
-                'systemctl restart dovecot',
+                'doveadm reload',
                 'systemctl restart lscpd'
             ]
             
diff --git a/plogical/virtualHostUtilities.py b/plogical/virtualHostUtilities.py
index 12e2af6d7..f8bee2b36 100644
--- a/plogical/virtualHostUtilities.py
+++ b/plogical/virtualHostUtilities.py
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ class virtualHostUtilities:
                 logging.CyberCPLogFileWriter.statusWriter(tempStatusPath, message)
                 logging.CyberCPLogFileWriter.writeToFile(message)
 
-            command = 'postmap -F hash:/etc/postfix/vmail_ssl.map && systemctl restart postfix && systemctl restart dovecot'
+            command = 'postmap -F hash:/etc/postfix/vmail_ssl.map && systemctl restart postfix && doveadm reload'
             ProcessUtilities.executioner(command, 'root', True)
             logging.CyberCPLogFileWriter.statusWriter(tempStatusPath, 'Completed. [200]')
         else:
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ class virtualHostUtilities:
                     admin.config = json.dumps(config)
                     admin.save()
                     # First update the postfix hash database, then restart services
-                    command = 'postmap -F hash:/etc/postfix/vmail_ssl.map && systemctl restart postfix && systemctl restart dovecot'
+                    command = 'postmap -F hash:/etc/postfix/vmail_ssl.map && systemctl restart postfix && doveadm reload'
                     ProcessUtilities.executioner(command, 'root', True)
                     logging.CyberCPLogFileWriter.statusWriter(tempStatusPath, 'Completed. [200]')
             else:
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ local_name %s {
                     writeToFile.close()
 
 
-                command = 'systemctl restart dovecot'
+                command = 'doveadm reload'
                 ProcessUtilities.executioner(command)
 
                 ### Update postfix configurations
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ local_name %s {
                 writeToFile.write(content)
                 writeToFile.close()
 
-            command = 'systemctl restart dovecot'
+            command = 'doveadm reload'
             ProcessUtilities.executioner(command)
 
             ### Update postfix configurations
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ local_name %s {
             command = 'systemctl restart postfix'
             ProcessUtilities.executioner(command)
 
-            command = 'systemctl restart dovecot'
+            command = 'doveadm reload'
             ProcessUtilities.executioner(command)
 
             print("1,None")
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ local_name %s {
             command = 'systemctl restart postfix'
             ProcessUtilities.executioner(command)
 
-            command = 'systemctl restart dovecot'
+            command = 'doveadm reload'
             ProcessUtilities.executioner(command)
 
             print(f"1,{str(retValues[1])}")