diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 683fbf8fa450d0bbb379be82d1a402646b2088b1..a7926f71ea96f1008ec87ff5674add229cd382fb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ job install:
                 - src/memopol/bin/install_client_deps.sh
                 - memopol migrate --noinput
                 - memopol collectstatic --noinput
-                - sudo service uwsgi restart memopol
+                - touch /srv/memopol/ready
         stage: deploy
         tags: [memopol]
         environment: production