diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/openvpn.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/openvpn.nix
index fba6d5e48f92..56b1f6f5ab8f 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/openvpn.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/openvpn.nix
@@ -73,8 +73,9 @@ let
     openvpn-restart = {
       wantedBy = [ "sleep.target" ];
       path = [ pkgs.procps ];
-      script = "pkill --signal SIGHUP --exact openvpn";
-      #SIGHUP makes openvpn process to self-exit and then it got restarted by systemd because of Restart=always
+      script = let
+        unitNames = map (n: "openvpn-${n}.service") (builtins.attrNames cfg.servers);
+      in "systemctl try-restart ${lib.escapeShellArgs unitNames}";
       description = "Sends a signal to OpenVPN process to trigger a restart after return from sleep";
     };
   };