diff --git a/postgresql.sh b/postgresql.sh
index dd1d364..49982a5 100644
--- a/postgresql.sh
+++ b/postgresql.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ set -e
 case $1 in
   stop)
     /bin/su postgres -c "pg_ctl stop -D ${PGDATA}" ;;
+  reload)
+    /bin/su postgres -c "pg_ctl reload -D ${PGDATA}" ;;
   *)
     pid=/tmp/postgresql.pid
     user=postgres