diff --git a/plugins/config/config.go b/plugins/config/config.go
index 8aed5174e..b0ef6e435 100644
--- a/plugins/config/config.go
+++ b/plugins/config/config.go
@@ -48,14 +48,12 @@ func SetMany(appName string, entries map[string]string, restart bool) {
 	}
 
 	if !global && restart && env.GetBoolDefault("DOKKU_APP_RESTORE", true) {
-		common.LogInfo1(fmt.Sprintf("Restarting app %s", appName))
-		cmd := common.NewTokenizedShellCmd("dokku", "ps:restart", appName)
-		cmd.Execute()
+		Restart(appName)
 	}
 }
 
-//Unset a value in a config. If appName is empty the global config is used. If restart is true the app is restarted.
-func Unset(appName string, keys []string, restart bool) {
+//UnsetMany a value in a config. If appName is empty the global config is used. If restart is true the app is restarted.
+func UnsetMany(appName string, keys []string, restart bool) {
 	global := appName == ""
 	env := GetConfig(appName, false)
 	var changed = false
@@ -72,9 +70,7 @@ func Unset(appName string, keys []string, restart bool) {
 	}
 
 	if !global && restart && env.GetBoolDefault("DOKKU_APP_RESTORE", true) {
-		common.LogInfo1(fmt.Sprintf("Restarting app %s", appName))
-		cmd := common.NewTokenizedShellCmd("dokku", "ps:restart", appName)
-		cmd.Execute()
+		Restart(appName)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -125,6 +121,12 @@ func GetConfig(appName string, merged bool) *configenv.Env {
 	return env
 }
 
+//Restart trigger restart on app
+func Restart(appName string) {
+	common.LogInfo1(fmt.Sprintf("Restarting app %s", appName))
+	common.PlugnTrigger("app-restart", appName)
+}
+
 func loadConfig(appName string) (*configenv.Env, error) {
 	if appName == "" || appName == "--global" {
 		return configenv.LoadGlobal()
diff --git a/plugins/config/src/subcommands/unset/unset.go b/plugins/config/src/subcommands/unset/unset.go
index 856854612..9d388a762 100644
--- a/plugins/config/src/subcommands/unset/unset.go
+++ b/plugins/config/src/subcommands/unset/unset.go
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ func main() {
 
 	args.Parse(os.Args[2:])
 	appName, keys := config.GetCommonArgs(*global, args.Args())
-	config.Unset(appName, keys, !*noRestart)
+	config.UnsetMany(appName, keys, !*noRestart)
 }
diff --git a/plugins/ps/app-restart b/plugins/ps/app-restart
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..614d4a424
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/ps/app-restart
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_AVAILABLE_PATH/ps/functions"
+
+ps_app_restart() {
+  declare desc="ps app-restart plugin trigger"
+  local trigger="ps_app_restart"
+  local APP="$1";
+
+  ps_restart "$APP"
+}
+
+ps_app_restart "$@"