diff --git a/init.d/nginx b/init.d/nginx
index 08d18a9..089f740 100755
--- a/init.d/nginx
+++ b/init.d/nginx
@@ -22,3 +22,12 @@ restart() {
 
     stop; start
 }
+
+upgrade() {
+	nginx.test_config || {
+		watchman.err "Nginx config test failed, not upgrading."
+		return 1
+	}
+
+	kill -12 "$service_pid"
+}