diff --git a/caddy/restart.go b/caddy/restart.go
index 4b52cdac..d6acd0cf 100644
--- a/caddy/restart.go
+++ b/caddy/restart.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
 	"syscall"
 )
 
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ func Restart(newCaddyfile Input) error {
 		caddyfileMu.Unlock()
 	}
 
-	if len(os.Args) == 0 { // this should never happen...
+	if len(os.Args) == 0 { // this should never happen, but...
 		os.Args = []string{""}
 	}
 
@@ -72,12 +73,18 @@ func Restart(newCaddyfile Input) error {
 	}
 	serversMu.Unlock()
 
+	// We're gonna need the proper path to the executable
+	exepath, err := exec.LookPath(os.Args[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	// Fork the process with the current environment and file descriptors
 	execSpec := &syscall.ProcAttr{
 		Env:   os.Environ(),
 		Files: fds,
 	}
-	_, err = syscall.ForkExec(os.Args[0], os.Args, execSpec)
+	_, err = syscall.ForkExec(exepath, os.Args, execSpec)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/caddy/sigtrap_posix.go b/caddy/sigtrap_posix.go
index 8f7aaade..e2f326b7 100644
--- a/caddy/sigtrap_posix.go
+++ b/caddy/sigtrap_posix.go
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ func init() {
 			caddyfileMu.Lock()
 			if caddyfile == nil {
 				// Hmm, did spawing process forget to close stdin? Anyhow, this is unusual.
-				log.Println("[ERROR] SIGUSR1: no caddyfile to reload (was stdin left open?)")
+				log.Println("[ERROR] SIGUSR1: no Caddyfile to reload (was stdin left open?)")
 				caddyfileMu.Unlock()
 				continue
 			}
 			if caddyfile.IsFile() {
 				body, err := ioutil.ReadFile(caddyfile.Path())
 				if err == nil {
-					caddyfile = CaddyfileInput{
+					updatedCaddyfile = CaddyfileInput{
 						Filepath: caddyfile.Path(),
 						Contents: body,
 						RealFile: true,