diff --git a/cmd/ctrld/cli.go b/cmd/ctrld/cli.go
index 95e5c30..7a4d5aa 100644
--- a/cmd/ctrld/cli.go
+++ b/cmd/ctrld/cli.go
@@ -559,6 +559,15 @@ func initCLI() {
 				}
 			}
 			if doTasks(tasks) {
+				dir, err := userHomeDir()
+				if err != nil {
+					mainLog.Load().Warn().Err(err).Msg("Service was restarted, but could not ping the control server")
+					return
+				}
+				if cc := newSocketControlClient(s, dir); cc == nil {
+					mainLog.Load().Notice().Msg("Service was not restarted")
+					os.Exit(1)
+				}
 				mainLog.Load().Notice().Msg("Service restarted")
 			}
 		},
@@ -1147,34 +1156,12 @@ func selfCheckStatus(s service.Service) service.Status {
 		mainLog.Load().Error().Err(err).Msg("failed to check ctrld listener status: could not get home directory")
 		return service.StatusUnknown
 	}
-
-	bo := backoff.NewBackoff("self-check", logf, 10*time.Second)
-	bo.LogLongerThan = 10 * time.Second
-	ctx := context.Background()
-
 	mainLog.Load().Debug().Msg("waiting for ctrld listener to be ready")
-	cc := newControlClient(filepath.Join(dir, ctrldControlUnixSock))
-
-	// The socket control server may not start yet, so attempt to ping
-	// it until we got a response. For each iteration, check ctrld status
-	// to make sure ctrld is still running.
-	for {
-		curStatus, err := s.Status()
-		if err != nil {
-			mainLog.Load().Warn().Err(err).Msg("could not get service status while doing self-check")
-			return status
-		}
-		if curStatus != service.StatusRunning {
-			return curStatus
-		}
-		if _, err := cc.post("/", nil); err == nil {
-			// Server was started, stop pinging.
-			break
-		}
-		// The socket control server is not ready yet, backoff for waiting it to be ready.
-		bo.BackOff(ctx, err)
-		continue
+	cc := newSocketControlClient(s, dir)
+	if cc == nil {
+		return service.StatusUnknown
 	}
+
 	resp, err := cc.post(startedPath, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		mainLog.Load().Error().Err(err).Msg("failed to connect to control server")
@@ -1188,8 +1175,9 @@ func selfCheckStatus(s service.Service) service.Status {
 
 	mainLog.Load().Debug().Msg("ctrld listener is ready")
 	mainLog.Load().Debug().Msg("performing self-check")
-	bo = backoff.NewBackoff("self-check", logf, 10*time.Second)
+	bo := backoff.NewBackoff("self-check", logf, 10*time.Second)
 	bo.LogLongerThan = 500 * time.Millisecond
+	ctx := context.Background()
 	maxAttempts := 20
 	c := new(dns.Client)
 	var (
@@ -1705,3 +1693,35 @@ func removeProvTokenFromArgs(sc *service.Config) {
 	}
 	sc.Arguments = a
 }
+
+// newSocketControlClient returns new control client after control server was started.
+func newSocketControlClient(s service.Service, dir string) *controlClient {
+	bo := backoff.NewBackoff("self-check", logf, 10*time.Second)
+	bo.LogLongerThan = 10 * time.Second
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	cc := newControlClient(filepath.Join(dir, ctrldControlUnixSock))
+
+	// The socket control server may not start yet, so attempt to ping
+	// it until we got a response. For each iteration, check ctrld status
+	// to make sure ctrld is still running.
+	for {
+		curStatus, err := s.Status()
+		if err != nil {
+			mainLog.Load().Warn().Err(err).Msg("could not get service status while doing self-check")
+			return nil
+		}
+		if curStatus != service.StatusRunning {
+			return nil
+		}
+		if _, err := cc.post("/", nil); err == nil {
+			// Server was started, stop pinging.
+			break
+		}
+		// The socket control server is not ready yet, backoff for waiting it to be ready.
+		bo.BackOff(ctx, err)
+		continue
+	}
+
+	return cc
+}
diff --git a/internal/router/service_ddwrt.go b/internal/router/service_ddwrt.go
index 3e8b9bf..3217f8a 100644
--- a/internal/router/service_ddwrt.go
+++ b/internal/router/service_ddwrt.go
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ case "$1" in
       echo "failed to stop $name"
       exit 1
     fi
-    exit 1
+    exit 0
   ;;
   restart)
     $0 stop
diff --git a/internal/router/service_merlin.go b/internal/router/service_merlin.go
index 9273eca..76ea938 100644
--- a/internal/router/service_merlin.go
+++ b/internal/router/service_merlin.go
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ case "$1" in
       logger -c "failed to stop $name"
       exit 1
     fi
-    exit 1
+    exit 0
   ;;
   restart)
     $0 stop
diff --git a/internal/router/service_tomato.go b/internal/router/service_tomato.go
index aa96d4b..1a7151a 100644
--- a/internal/router/service_tomato.go
+++ b/internal/router/service_tomato.go
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ start() {
 stop() {
   if ! is_running; then
     elog "$NAME is not running."
-    exit 1
+    exit 0
   fi
   elog "Shutting down $NAME Services: "
   kill -SIGTERM "$(get_pid)"