diff --git a/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/definitions/template_symlink.rb b/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/definitions/template_symlink.rb
index 9764f80..9b68bef 100644
--- a/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/definitions/template_symlink.rb
+++ b/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/definitions/template_symlink.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-define :template_symlink, :link_from => nil, :source => nil, :owner => nil, :group => nil, :mode => nil, :variables => nil, :notifies => nil, :notifies2 => nil do
+define :template_symlink, :link_from => nil, :source => nil, :owner => nil, :group => nil, :mode => nil, :variables => nil, :notifies => nil, :restarts => [] do
   template params[:name] do
     source params[:source]
     owner params[:owner]
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ define :template_symlink, :link_from => nil, :source => nil, :owner => nil, :gro
     mode params[:mode]
     variables params[:variables]
     notifies *params[:notifies] if params[:notifies]
-    notifies *params[:notifies2] if params[:notifies2]
+    params[:restarts].each do |resource|
+      notifies :restart, resource
+    end
   end
 
   link params[:link_from] do
diff --git a/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/recipes/gitlab-rails.rb b/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/recipes/gitlab-rails.rb
index 765819d..7dbfd95 100644
--- a/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/recipes/gitlab-rails.rb
+++ b/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/recipes/gitlab-rails.rb
@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@ gitlab_rails_log_dir = node['gitlab']['gitlab-rails']['log_directory']
   end
 end
 
-should_notify_unicorn = OmnibusHelper.should_notify?("unicorn")
-should_notify_sidekiq = OmnibusHelper.should_notify?("sidekiq")
+dependent_services = []
+dependent_services << "service[unicorn]" if OmnibusHelper.should_notify?("unicorn")
+dependent_services << "service[sidekiq]" if OmnibusHelper.should_notify?("sidekiq")
 
 template_symlink File.join(gitlab_rails_etc_dir, "secret") do
   link_from File.join(gitlab_rails_source_dir, ".secret")
@@ -48,8 +49,7 @@ template_symlink File.join(gitlab_rails_etc_dir, "secret") do
   owner "root"
   group "root"
   mode "0644"
-  notifies :restart, 'service[unicorn]' if should_notify_unicorn
-  notifies2 :restart, 'service[sidekiq]' if should_notify_sidekiq
+  restarts dependent_services
 end
 
 template_symlink File.join(gitlab_rails_etc_dir, "database.yml") do
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ template_symlink File.join(gitlab_rails_etc_dir, "database.yml") do
   group "root"
   mode "0644"
   variables(node['gitlab']['postgresql'].to_hash)
-  notifies :restart, 'service[unicorn]' if should_notify_unicorn
-  notifies2 :restart, 'service[sidekiq]' if should_notify_sidekiq
+  restarts dependent_services
 end
 
 template_symlink File.join(gitlab_rails_etc_dir, "gitlab.yml") do
@@ -70,8 +69,7 @@ template_symlink File.join(gitlab_rails_etc_dir, "gitlab.yml") do
   group "root"
   mode "0644"
   variables(node['gitlab']['gitlab-rails'].to_hash)
-  notifies :restart, 'service[unicorn]' if should_notify_unicorn
-  notifies2 :restart, 'service[sidekiq]' if should_notify_sidekiq
+  restarts dependent_services
 end
 
 template_symlink File.join(gitlab_rails_etc_dir, "rack_attack.rb") do
@@ -81,8 +79,7 @@ template_symlink File.join(gitlab_rails_etc_dir, "rack_attack.rb") do
   group "root"
   mode "0644"
   variables(node['gitlab']['gitlab-rails'].to_hash)
-  notifies :restart, 'service[unicorn]' if should_notify_unicorn
-  notifies2 :restart, 'service[sidekiq]' if should_notify_sidekiq
+  restarts dependent_services
 end
 
 directory node['gitlab']['gitlab-rails']['satellites_path'] do
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