diff --git a/yubiadmin/apps/admin.py b/yubiadmin/apps/admin.py
index 8bbd498..5569676 100644
--- a/yubiadmin/apps/admin.py
+++ b/yubiadmin/apps/admin.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 # ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
 # POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
+from threading import Timer
 from wtforms.fields import IntegerField, TextField, PasswordField
 from wtforms.widgets import PasswordInput
 from wtforms.validators import NumberRange, IPAddress
@@ -88,8 +89,8 @@ class YubiAdmin(App):
                                  template='admin/general')
 
     def restart(self, request):
-        invoke_rc_d('yubiadmin', 'restart')
-        #We'll never get here, the user is unfortunately left with no response
+        timer = Timer(1, invoke_rc_d, args=('yubiadmin', 'restart'))
+        timer.start()
         return self.redirect('/%s/general' % self.name)
 
 
diff --git a/yubiadmin/templates/admin/general.html b/yubiadmin/templates/admin/general.html
index 8b2cdce..0adba0d 100644
--- a/yubiadmin/templates/admin/general.html
+++ b/yubiadmin/templates/admin/general.html
@@ -7,9 +7,16 @@
 		<span class="label label-warning">WARNING</span> <strong>These settings may change the way you access the server, it is possible to lock yourself out!</strong>
 	</span>
 	<br />
-	<form action="restart" method="post">
+	<form action="restart" method="post" onsubmit="return restart_submit();">
 		<button class="btn btn-danger">Restart server</button>
 	</form>
+	<script>
+		function restart_submit(e) {
+			$.get('restart');
+			setTimeout('location.reload();', 1000);
+			return false;
+		}
+	</script>
 </div>
 
 {{ render_form(fieldsets, target) }}
diff --git a/yubiadmin/templates/base.html b/yubiadmin/templates/base.html
index 7f77637..36be188 100644
--- a/yubiadmin/templates/base.html
+++ b/yubiadmin/templates/base.html
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 	<p>Hello world!</p>
 	{% endblock %}
 
-        <script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.9.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
+        <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.9.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
         <script>window.jQuery || document.write('<script src="/js/vendor/jquery-1.9.1.min.js"><\/script>')</script>
 
         <script src="/js/vendor/bootstrap.min.js"></script>