diff --git a/src/gateway/http.rs b/src/gateway/http.rs
index 1faa691..56a4215 100644
--- a/src/gateway/http.rs
+++ b/src/gateway/http.rs
@@ -187,7 +187,13 @@ pub async fn restart(
     let restart_tx = state.restart_tx.clone();
     tokio::spawn(async move {
         tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(200)).await;
-        let _ = restart_tx.send(true);
+        if let Err(e) = restart_tx.send(true) {
+            tracing::warn!(
+                error = %e,
+                "Failed to send restart signal; receiver may have already exited. \
+                 HTTP response already returned success, but restart may not occur."
+            );
+        }
     });
 
     Ok(Json(RestartResponse {