diff --git a/ac-server-scripts-api.py b/ac-server-scripts-api.py
index a379399..0eee436 100644
--- a/ac-server-scripts-api.py
+++ b/ac-server-scripts-api.py
@@ -130,17 +130,9 @@ class Handler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         
         success, message = change_track(track, config)
         if success:
-            sysbus = dbus.SystemBus()
-            systemd1 = sysbus.get_object('org.freedesktop.systemd1', '/org/freedesktop/systemd1')
-            manager = dbus.Interface(systemd1, 'org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager')
-            job = manager.RestartUnit('assetto-corsa-server.service', 'replace')
-            if job:
-                print("Successfully restarted assetto-corsa-server.service")
-            else:
-                print("Failed to restart assetto-corsa-server.service")
-                success = False
-                message = "Failed to restart assetto-corsa-server.service"
-        print(message)
+            success, message = restart_ac_server()
+        print(f"restart succeeded: {success}, {message}")
+        
         if success:
             self.send_response(200)
             self.send_header("Content-type", "application/json")
@@ -168,6 +160,22 @@ class Handler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
             data = json.loads(body)
             print("Received cars:", data)        
             success, message = update_cars(data.get("cars", []))
+            if success:
+                success, message = restart_ac_server()
+            print(f"restart succeeded: {success}, {message}")
+            
+            if success:
+                self.send_response(200)
+                self.send_header("Content-type", "application/json")
+                self.end_headers()
+                response = {"status": "success", "message": message}
+                self.wfile.write(json.dumps(response).encode())
+            else:
+                self.send_response(400)
+                self.send_header("Content-type", "application/json")
+                self.end_headers()
+                response = {"status": "error", "message": message}
+                self.wfile.write(json.dumps(response).encode())
             return True
         except json.JSONDecodeError:
             self.send_response(400)
@@ -195,8 +203,15 @@ class Handler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         
         return track, config
         
-        
-
+def restart_ac_server() -> tuple[bool, str]:
+    sysbus = dbus.SystemBus()
+    systemd1 = sysbus.get_object('org.freedesktop.systemd1', '/org/freedesktop/systemd1')
+    manager = dbus.Interface(systemd1, 'org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager')
+    job = manager.RestartUnit('assetto-corsa-server.service', 'replace')
+    if job:
+        return True, "Successfully restarted assetto-corsa-server.service"
+    else:
+        return False, "Failed to restart assetto-corsa-server.service"
 
 server = HTTPServer(("0.0.0.0", 10303), Handler)
 print("Server running on port 10303")