diff --git a/html/cgi-bin/hosts.cgi b/html/cgi-bin/hosts.cgi
index e3463d1ac..41fe8a5b6 100644
--- a/html/cgi-bin/hosts.cgi
+++ b/html/cgi-bin/hosts.cgi
@@ -462,4 +462,5 @@ sub SortDataFile
 #
 sub BuildConfiguration {
     system '/usr/local/bin/rebuildhosts';
+    system '/usr/local/bin/unboundctrl restart &>/dev/null';
 }