diff --git a/pkg/commands/admin.go b/pkg/commands/admin.go
index 0c850c0..90449dd 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/admin.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/admin.go
@@ -236,6 +236,21 @@ func handleEnableReadonly(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		render.Err(w, err)
 	}
 
+	args := []string{"root", "pkill", "haproxy"}
+
+	cmd := exec.Command("gosu", args...)
+
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		render.Err(w, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if cmd.ProcessState.ExitCode() != 0 {
+		err := fmt.Errorf(cmd.ProcessState.String())
+		render.Err(w, err)
+		return
+	}
+
 	resp := &Response{Result: true}
 
 	render.JSON(w, resp, http.StatusOK)
@@ -254,6 +269,21 @@ func handleDisableReadonly(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		render.Err(w, err)
 	}
 
+	args := []string{"root", "pkill", "haproxy"}
+
+	cmd := exec.Command("gosu", args...)
+
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		render.Err(w, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if cmd.ProcessState.ExitCode() != 0 {
+		err := fmt.Errorf(cmd.ProcessState.String())
+		render.Err(w, err)
+		return
+	}
+
 	resp := &Response{Result: true}
 
 	render.JSON(w, resp, http.StatusOK)