diff --git a/openerp/main.py b/openerp/main.py
index c1991992011..f8b5c6ec2ed 100644
--- a/openerp/main.py
+++ b/openerp/main.py
@@ -210,12 +210,7 @@ def quit_on_signals():
 
     if getattr(openerp, 'phoenix', False):
         # like the phoenix, reborn from ashes...
-        strip_args = ['-d', '-u']
-        a = sys.argv[:]
-        args = [x for i, x in enumerate(a) if x not in strip_args and a[max(i - 1, 0)] not in strip_args]
-
-        # FIXME http socket cannot be rebind ?!? socket seems to not be freed, even shutdown() is called
-        os.execv(sys.executable, [sys.executable] + args)
+        openerp.service._reexec()
         return
 
     if config['pidfile']:
diff --git a/openerp/service/__init__.py b/openerp/service/__init__.py
index 72a246d38a1..60c3fc8474e 100644
--- a/openerp/service/__init__.py
+++ b/openerp/service/__init__.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import logging
 import os
 import signal
+import sys
 import threading
 import time
 
@@ -126,15 +127,25 @@ def start_services_workers():
     openerp.multi_process = True
     openerp.service.workers.Multicorn(openerp.service.wsgi_server.application).run()
 
+def _reexec():
+    """reexecute openerp-server process with (nearly) the same arguments"""
+    strip_args = ['-d', '-u']
+    a = sys.argv[:]
+    args = [x for i, x in enumerate(a) if x not in strip_args and a[max(i - 1, 0)] not in strip_args]
+    os.execv(sys.executable, [sys.executable] + args)
+
 def restart_server():
     if openerp.multi_process:
         raise NotImplementedError("Multicorn is not supported (but gunicorn was)")
         pid = openerp.wsgi.core.arbiter_pid
         os.kill(pid, signal.SIGHUP)
     else:
-        openerp.phoenix = True
-        signame = 'CTRL_C_EVENT' if os.name == 'nt' else 'SIGINT'
-        sig = getattr(signal, signame)
-        os.kill(os.getpid(), sig)
+        if os.name == 'nt':
+            # TODO check if parent is a service
+            stop_services()
+            _reexec()
+        else:
+            openerp.phoenix = True
+            os.kill(os.getpid(), signal.SIGINT)
 
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