diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 9c3d9eb..042a7c7 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -186,11 +186,17 @@ mkdir -p "$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR" 2>/dev/null || true
 log "Instalando daemon del gateway (systemd usuario)..."
 "$OPENCLAW_BIN" daemon install --runtime node >/dev/null 2>&1 || warn "daemon install avisó algo; se intenta igual"
 systemctl --user daemon-reload 2>/dev/null || true
-systemctl --user enable --now openclaw-gateway.service >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
-  warn "El servicio openclaw-gateway no arrancó al vuelo; reintentando..."
-  sleep 2
-  systemctl --user start openclaw-gateway.service >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-}
+systemctl --user enable openclaw-gateway.service >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+if systemctl --user is-active --quiet openclaw-gateway.service 2>/dev/null; then
+  log "Reiniciando gateway para tomar la config nueva..."
+  systemctl --user restart openclaw-gateway.service >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+else
+  systemctl --user start openclaw-gateway.service >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
+    warn "El servicio openclaw-gateway no arrancó al vuelo; reintentando..."
+    sleep 2
+    systemctl --user start openclaw-gateway.service >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+  }
+fi
 sleep 4
 
 # ---------------- 5) Verificación ----------------