diff --git a/hook.sh b/hook.sh
index a1625c9..95e6015 100755
--- a/hook.sh
+++ b/hook.sh
@@ -241,7 +241,12 @@ function deploy_cert {
 
     # reload services
     echo " + Reloading Services"
-    "$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )/reload.sh" "$@"
+    RELOAD_SH="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )/reload.sh"
+    if [ -f $RELOAD_SH -a -x $RELOAD_SH ]; then
+      $RELOAD_SH "$@"
+    else
+      echo " * missing script for services reload, ignoring"
+    fi
 
     # send email notification
     send_notification $DOMAIN