diff --git a/deployments/@domains/quinn.admin-api/deploy.sh b/deployments/@domains/quinn.admin-api/deploy.sh
index acb3435f..059902dc 100755
--- a/deployments/@domains/quinn.admin-api/deploy.sh
+++ b/deployments/@domains/quinn.admin-api/deploy.sh
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ run_remote_cmd "sudo grep -q '^ANALYTICS_COLLECTOR_URL=' /etc/quinn-admin-api/se
 
 # ─── restart + smoke test ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
 echo "==> Restarting ${SERVICE_NAME}..."
-ssh "$REMOTE" "sudo systemctl restart ${SERVICE_NAME}"
+run_remote_cmd "sudo systemctl restart ${SERVICE_NAME}"
 sleep 2
 
 echo "==> Smoke-testing public read endpoint..."