diff --git a/imageroot/events/smarthost-changed/10handler b/imageroot/events/smarthost-changed/10handler
deleted file mode 120000
index 1cc530f..0000000
--- a/imageroot/events/smarthost-changed/10handler
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../vpn-changed/10handler
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/imageroot/events/smarthost-changed/15handler b/imageroot/events/smarthost-changed/15handler
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..89beb9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/imageroot/events/smarthost-changed/15handler
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2025 Nethesis S.r.l.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+#
+
+# reload the smarthost configuration
+reload_configuration
+systemctl --user try-restart alertmanager.service