diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 62b8a09..6aac671 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ jobs:
             ansible_interpreter: /usr/bin/python3
           - distro: debian12
             ansible_interpreter: /usr/bin/python3
+          - distro: centos7
+            ansible_interpreter: /usr/bin/python3
+          - distro: rockylinux8
+            ansible_interpreter: /usr/bin/python3
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
index 58e1572..8619dc9 100644
--- a/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/handlers/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
 ---
-- name: reload supervisor
-  command: supervisorctl reload
+- name: restart wireguard vpn updater
+  command: "supervisorctl restart openwisp-flask-vpn-updater-{{ openwisp2_wireguard_vpn_uuid }}"
+  register: supervisor_restart
+  failed_when: >
+    supervisor_restart.rc != 0 and
+    'ERROR (no such process)' not in supervisor_restart.stderr
+  changed_when: >
+    supervisor_restart.rc == 0 and
+    'ERROR (no such process)' not in supervisor_restart.stderr
diff --git a/tasks/flask.yml b/tasks/flask.yml
index 5979b9a..76e0a93 100644
--- a/tasks/flask.yml
+++ b/tasks/flask.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     group: "{{ openwisp_group }}"
     mode: 0750
   tags: [wireguard, updater_script]
-  notify: reload supervisor
+  notify: restart wireguard vpn updater
 
 - name: Bring up WireGuard interface on boot
   block:
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     mode: 0750
     group: "{{ openwisp_group }}"
   tags: [wireguard, updater_script]
-  notify: reload supervisor
+  notify: restart wireguard vpn updater
 
 - name: Add wireguard_update.sh script to cron
   cron:
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
   tags: [wireguard, updater_script]
 
 - name: Deploy VPN updater flask app
-  notify: reload supervisor
+  notify: restart wireguard vpn updater
   template:
     src: flask/vpn_updater.py
     dest: "{{ openwisp2_wireguard_path }}/vpn_updater.py"
@@ -98,5 +98,5 @@
     src: supervisor/vpn_updater.j2
     dest: "{{ supervisor_conf_path }}/flask_vpn_updater_{{ openwisp2_wireguard_vpn_uuid }}.{{ supervisord_conf_extension }}"
     mode: 0744
-  notify: reload supervisor
+  notify: restart wireguard vpn updater
   tags: [flask]
diff --git a/tasks/pip.yml b/tasks/pip.yml
index 12a8fb4..2ba1569 100644
--- a/tasks/pip.yml
+++ b/tasks/pip.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   delay: 10
   register: result
   until: result is success
-  notify: reload supervisor
+  notify: restart wireguard vpn updater
 
 - name: Copy requirements.txt
   copy:
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     virtualenv_python: "{{ openwisp2_wireguard_python }}"
     virtualenv_site_packages: true
     virtualenv_command: "{{ openwisp2_wireguard_virtualenv_command }}"
-  notify: reload supervisor
+  notify: restart wireguard vpn updater
   retries: 5
   delay: 10
   register: result
diff --git a/tasks/uwsgi.yml b/tasks/uwsgi.yml
index f47b0d7..6dc631d 100644
--- a/tasks/uwsgi.yml
+++ b/tasks/uwsgi.yml
@@ -55,9 +55,8 @@
         - certbot_check.rc == 0
         - certbot_check.stdout != ""
   tags: [ssl]
-
 - name: uwsgi.ini
-  notify: reload supervisor
+  notify: restart wireguard vpn updater
   template:
     src: flask/uwsgi.ini
     dest: "{{ openwisp2_wireguard_path }}/uwsgi.ini"