diff --git a/internal/config/settings.go b/internal/config/settings.go
index 27fba0e..45f0ff9 100644
--- a/internal/config/settings.go
+++ b/internal/config/settings.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ type AppSettings struct {
 	Language       string       `json:"language"`
 	Port           int          `json:"port"`
 	Debug          bool         `json:"debug"`
-	ReloadNeeded   bool         `json:"reloadNeeded"`
+	RestartNeeded  bool         `json:"restartNeeded"`
 	AlertCountries []string     `json:"alertCountries"`
 	SMTP           SMTPSettings `json:"smtp"`
 
@@ -406,25 +406,25 @@ func GetSettings() AppSettings {
 	return currentSettings
 }
 
-// MarkReloadNeeded sets reloadNeeded = true and saves JSON
-func MarkReloadNeeded() error {
+// MarkRestartNeeded sets restartNeeded = true and saves JSON
+func MarkRestartNeeded() error {
 	settingsLock.Lock()
 	defer settingsLock.Unlock()
 
-	currentSettings.ReloadNeeded = true
+	currentSettings.RestartNeeded = true
 	return saveSettings()
 }
 
-// MarkReloadDone sets reloadNeeded = false and saves JSON
-func MarkReloadDone() error {
+// MarkRestartDone sets restartNeeded = false and saves JSON
+func MarkRestartDone() error {
 	settingsLock.Lock()
 	defer settingsLock.Unlock()
 
-	currentSettings.ReloadNeeded = false
+	currentSettings.RestartNeeded = false
 	return saveSettings()
 }
 
-// UpdateSettings merges new settings with old and sets reloadNeeded if needed
+// UpdateSettings merges new settings with old and sets restartNeeded if needed
 func UpdateSettings(new AppSettings) (AppSettings, error) {
 	settingsLock.Lock()
 	defer settingsLock.Unlock()
@@ -442,15 +442,15 @@ func UpdateSettings(new AppSettings) (AppSettings, error) {
 		old.Destemail != new.Destemail ||
 		//old.Sender != new.Sender {
 		old.Maxretry != new.Maxretry {
-		new.ReloadNeeded = true
+		new.RestartNeeded = true
 	} else {
-		// preserve previous ReloadNeeded if it was already true
-		new.ReloadNeeded = new.ReloadNeeded || old.ReloadNeeded
+		// preserve previous RestartNeeded if it was already true
+		new.RestartNeeded = new.RestartNeeded || old.RestartNeeded
 	}
 
 	// Countries change? Currently also requires a reload
 	if !equalStringSlices(old.AlertCountries, new.AlertCountries) {
-		new.ReloadNeeded = true
+		new.RestartNeeded = true
 	}
 
 	currentSettings = new
diff --git a/internal/locales/de.json b/internal/locales/de.json
index 781ff0a..50951fb 100644
--- a/internal/locales/de.json
+++ b/internal/locales/de.json
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
     "nav.dashboard": "Dashboard",
     "nav.filter_debug": "Filter-Debug",
     "nav.settings": "Einstellungen",
-    "reload_banner.message": "Konfiguration geändert!",
-    "reload_banner.button": "Fail2ban neu laden",
+    "restart_banner.message": "Fail2ban Konfiguration geändert! Um Änderungen zu übernehmen bitte: ",
+    "restart_banner.button": "Service neu starten",
     "dashboard.title": "Dashboard",
     "dashboard.overview": "Aktive Jails und Blocks Übersicht",
     "dashboard.search_label": "Suche gesperrte IPs",
diff --git a/internal/locales/de_ch.json b/internal/locales/de_ch.json
index 4443197..090c4fd 100644
--- a/internal/locales/de_ch.json
+++ b/internal/locales/de_ch.json
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
     "nav.dashboard": "Dashboard",
     "nav.filter_debug": "Filter Debug",
     "nav.settings": "Istellige",
-    "reload_banner.message": "D'Konfiguration isch gänderet worde!",
-    "reload_banner.button": "Fail2ban neu lade",
+    "restart_banner.message": "Fail2ban Konfiguration gänderet! Für d'Änderige z'überneh, bitte: ",
+    "restart_banner.button": "Service neu starte",
     "dashboard.title": "Dashboard",
     "dashboard.overview": "Übersicht vo de aktive Jails und Blocks",
     "dashboard.search_label": "Suech nach g'sperrte IPs",
diff --git a/internal/locales/en.json b/internal/locales/en.json
index abb3941..906ae2d 100644
--- a/internal/locales/en.json
+++ b/internal/locales/en.json
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
     "nav.dashboard": "Dashboard",
     "nav.filter_debug": "Filter Debug",
     "nav.settings": "Settings",
-    "reload_banner.message": "Configuration changed!",
-    "reload_banner.button": "Reload Fail2ban",
+    "restart_banner.message": "Fail2ban configuration changed! To apply the changes, please: ",
+    "restart_banner.button": "Restart Service",
     "dashboard.title": "Dashboard",
     "dashboard.overview": "Overview active Jails and Blocks",
     "dashboard.search_label": "Search Banned IPs",
diff --git a/internal/locales/es.json b/internal/locales/es.json
index 8e3ba08..5cc45fd 100644
--- a/internal/locales/es.json
+++ b/internal/locales/es.json
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
   "nav.dashboard": "Panel de control",
   "nav.filter_debug": "Depuración de filtros",
   "nav.settings": "Configuración",
-  "reload_banner.message": "¡La configuración ha sido modificada!",
-  "reload_banner.button": "Recargar Fail2ban",
+  "restart_banner.message": "¡Configuración de Fail2ban modificada! Para aplicar los cambios, por favor: ",
+  "restart_banner.button": "Reiniciar servicio",
   "dashboard.title": "Panel de control",
   "dashboard.overview": "Resumen de Jails y Bloqueos activos",
   "dashboard.search_label": "Buscar IP bloqueadas",
diff --git a/internal/locales/fr.json b/internal/locales/fr.json
index e4045c7..32ff476 100644
--- a/internal/locales/fr.json
+++ b/internal/locales/fr.json
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
   "nav.dashboard": "Tableau de bord",
   "nav.filter_debug": "Débogage des filtres",
   "nav.settings": "Paramètres",
-  "reload_banner.message": "Configuration modifiée!",
-  "reload_banner.button": "Recharger Fail2ban",
+  "restart_banner.message": "Configuration Fail2ban modifiée ! Pour appliquer les changements, veuillez: ",
+  "restart_banner.button": "Redémarrer le service",
   "dashboard.title": "Tableau de bord",
   "dashboard.overview": "Vue d'ensemble des jails et blocages actifs",
   "dashboard.search_label": "Rechercher des IP bloquées",
diff --git a/internal/locales/it.json b/internal/locales/it.json
index a55cabb..9336462 100644
--- a/internal/locales/it.json
+++ b/internal/locales/it.json
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
   "nav.dashboard": "Cruscotto",
   "nav.filter_debug": "Debug Filtro",
   "nav.settings": "Impostazioni",
-  "reload_banner.message": "Configurazione modificata!",
-  "reload_banner.button": "Ricarica Fail2ban",
+  "restart_banner.message": "Configurazione di Fail2ban modificata! Per applicare le modifiche, per favore: ",
+  "restart_banner.button": "Riavvia il servizio",
   "dashboard.title": "Cruscotto",
   "dashboard.overview": "Panoramica dei jail e dei blocchi attivi",
   "dashboard.search_label": "Cerca IP bloccate",
diff --git a/pkg/web/handlers.go b/pkg/web/handlers.go
index b941feb..4044002 100644
--- a/pkg/web/handlers.go
+++ b/pkg/web/handlers.go
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ func SetJailFilterConfigHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	}
 
 	// Mark reload needed in our UI settings
-	//	if err := config.MarkReloadNeeded(); err != nil {
+	//	if err := config.MarkRestartNeeded(); err != nil {
 	//		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 	//		return
 	//	}
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func SetJailFilterConfigHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	// Return a simple JSON response without forcing a blocking alert
 	//	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{
 	//		"message":      "Filter updated, reload needed",
-	//		"reloadNeeded": true,
+	//		"restartNeeded": true,
 	//	})
 }
 
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ func UpdateJailManagementHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	//	c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "Failed to reload fail2ban: " + err.Error()})
 	//	return
 	//}
-	if err := config.MarkReloadNeeded(); err != nil {
+	if err := config.MarkRestartNeeded(); err != nil {
 		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
@@ -355,8 +355,8 @@ func UpdateSettingsHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	config.DebugLog("Settings updated successfully (handlers.go)")
 
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{
-		"message":      "Settings updated",
-		"reloadNeeded": newSettings.ReloadNeeded,
+		"message":       "Settings updated",
+		"restartNeeded": newSettings.RestartNeeded,
 	})
 }
 
@@ -428,8 +428,8 @@ func ApplyFail2banSettings(jailLocalPath string) error {
 	return os.WriteFile(jailLocalPath, []byte(content), 0644)
 }
 
-// ReloadFail2banHandler reloads the Fail2ban service
-func ReloadFail2banHandler(c *gin.Context) {
+// RestartFail2banHandler reloads the Fail2ban service
+func RestartFail2banHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	config.DebugLog("----------------------------")
 	config.DebugLog("ApplyFail2banSettings called (handlers.go)") // entry point
 
@@ -439,18 +439,18 @@ func ReloadFail2banHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	//		return
 	//	}
 
-	// Then reload
-	if err := fail2ban.ReloadFail2ban(); err != nil {
+	// Then restart
+	if err := fail2ban.RestartFail2ban(); err != nil {
 		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
 
-	// We set reload done in config
-	if err := config.MarkReloadDone(); err != nil {
+	// We set restart done in config
+	if err := config.MarkRestartDone(); err != nil {
 		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
-	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"message": "Fail2ban reloaded successfully"})
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"message": "Fail2ban restarted successfully"})
 }
 
 // *******************************************************************
diff --git a/pkg/web/routes.go b/pkg/web/routes.go
index 0765c29..074e42b 100644
--- a/pkg/web/routes.go
+++ b/pkg/web/routes.go
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ func RegisterRoutes(r *gin.Engine) {
 		// TODO: create or generate new filters
 		// api.POST("/filters/generate", GenerateFilterHandler)
 
-		// Reload endpoint
-		api.POST("/fail2ban/reload", ReloadFail2banHandler)
+		// Restart endpoint
+		api.POST("/fail2ban/restart", RestartFail2banHandler)
 
 		// Handle Fail2Ban notifications
 		api.POST("/ban", BanNotificationHandler)
diff --git a/pkg/web/templates/index.html b/pkg/web/templates/index.html
index 31f018f..f5daa0e 100644
--- a/pkg/web/templates/index.html
+++ b/pkg/web/templates/index.html
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
       height: 4rem;
     }
 
-    /* Reload banner */
-    #reloadBanner {
+    /* Restart banner */
+    #restartBanner {
       display: none;
     }
     
@@ -95,10 +95,10 @@
   </nav>
   <!-- ******************************************************************* -->
 
-  <!-- Reload Banner -->
-  <div id="reloadBanner" class="bg-warning text-dark p-3 text-center">
-    <strong data-i18n="reload_banner.message">Configuration changed!</strong>
-    <button class="btn btn-dark" onclick="reloadFail2ban()" data-i18n="reload_banner.button">Reload Fail2ban</button>
+  <!-- Restart Banner -->
+  <div id="restartBanner" class="bg-warning text-dark p-3 text-center">
+    <strong class="p-2" data-i18n="restart_banner.message">Fail2ban configuration changed! To apply the changes, please: </strong>
+    <button class="btn btn-dark" onclick="restartFail2ban()" data-i18n="restart_banner.button">Restart Service</button>
   </div>
 
   <!-- ******************************************************************* -->
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@
     var currentJailForConfig = null;
     window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
       showLoading(true);
-      checkReloadNeeded();
+      checkRestartNeeded();
       fetchSummary().then(function() {
         showLoading(false);
         initializeTooltips(); // Initialize tooltips after fetching and rendering
@@ -558,17 +558,17 @@
     }
 
     // Check if there is still a reload of the fail2ban service needed
-    function checkReloadNeeded() {
+    function checkRestartNeeded() {
       fetch('/api/settings')
         .then(res => res.json())
         .then(data => {
-          if (data.reloadNeeded) {
-            document.getElementById('reloadBanner').style.display = 'block';
+          if (data.restartNeeded) {
+            document.getElementById('restartBanner').style.display = 'block';
           } else {
-            document.getElementById('reloadBanner').style.display = 'none';
+            document.getElementById('restartBanner').style.display = 'none';
           }
         })
-        .catch(err => console.error('Error checking reloadNeeded:', err));
+        .catch(err => console.error('Error checking restartNeeded:', err));
     }
 
     // Load dynamically the other pages when navigating in nav
@@ -828,11 +828,11 @@
           if (data.error) {
             alert("Error saving config: " + data.error);
           } else {
-            console.log("Filter saved successfully. Reload needed? " + data.reloadNeeded);
+            console.log("Filter saved successfully. Restart needed? " + data.restartNeeded);
             var modalEl = document.getElementById('jailConfigModal');
             var modalObj = bootstrap.Modal.getInstance(modalEl);
             modalObj.hide();
-            document.getElementById('reloadBanner').style.display = 'block';
+            document.getElementById('restartBanner').style.display = 'block';
           }
         })
         .catch(function(err) {
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@
             alert("Error saving jail settings: " + data.error);
           } else {
             // A restart of fail2ban is needed, to enable or disable jails - a reload is not enough
-            document.getElementById('reloadBanner').style.display = 'block';
+            document.getElementById('restartBanner').style.display = 'block';
           }
         })
         .catch(function(err) {
@@ -1014,9 +1014,9 @@
           } else {
             var selectedLang = $('#languageSelect').val();
             loadTranslations(selectedLang);
-            console.log("Settings saved successfully. Reload needed? " + data.reloadNeeded);
-            if (data.reloadNeeded) {
-              document.getElementById('reloadBanner').style.display = 'block';
+            console.log("Settings saved successfully. Restart needed? " + data.restartNeeded);
+            if (data.restartNeeded) {
+              document.getElementById('restartBanner').style.display = 'block';
             }
           }
         })
@@ -1133,19 +1133,19 @@
     }
 
     //*******************************************************************
-    //*                     Reload fail2ban action :                    *
+    //*                     Restart fail2ban action :                    *
     //*******************************************************************
 
-    function reloadFail2ban() {
-      if (!confirm("It can happen that some logs are not parsed during the reload of fail2ban. Reload Fail2ban now?")) return;
+    function restartFail2ban() {
+      if (!confirm("Keep in mind that while fail2ban is restarting, logs are not being parsed and no IP addresses are blocked. Restart fail2ban now? This will take some time.")) return;
       showLoading(true);
-      fetch('/api/fail2ban/reload', { method: 'POST' })
+      fetch('/api/fail2ban/restart', { method: 'POST' })
         .then(function(res) { return res.json(); })
         .then(function(data) {
           if (data.error) {
             alert("Error: " + data.error);
           } else {
-            document.getElementById('reloadBanner').style.display = 'none';
+            document.getElementById('restartBanner').style.display = 'none';
             return fetchSummary();
           }
         })