diff --git a/public/src/admin/admin.js b/public/src/admin/admin.js
index a5de1568c5..2ae4175bfc 100644
--- a/public/src/admin/admin.js
+++ b/public/src/admin/admin.js
@@ -162,25 +162,9 @@
 		$('.restart').off('click').on('click', function() {
 			bootbox.confirm('Are you sure you wish to restart NodeBB?', function(confirm) {
 				if (confirm) {
-					app.alert({
-						alert_id: 'instance_restart',
-						type: 'info',
-						title: 'Restarting... <i class="fa fa-spin fa-refresh"></i>',
-						message: 'NodeBB is restarting.',
-						timeout: 5000
+					require(['admin/modules/instance'], function(instance) {
+						instance.restart();
 					});
-
-					$(window).one('action:reconnected', function() {
-						app.alert({
-							alert_id: 'instance_restart',
-							type: 'success',
-							title: '<i class="fa fa-check"></i> Success',
-							message: 'NodeBB has successfully restarted.',
-							timeout: 5000
-						});
-					});
-
-					socket.emit('admin.restart');
 				}
 			});
 		});
diff --git a/public/src/admin/modules/instance.js b/public/src/admin/modules/instance.js
index 7a213ec02d..abffdcbe64 100644
--- a/public/src/admin/modules/instance.js
+++ b/public/src/admin/modules/instance.js
@@ -37,6 +37,32 @@ define('admin/modules/instance', function() {
 			}
 		});
 	}
+
+	instance.restart = function(callback) {
+		app.alert({
+			alert_id: 'instance_restart',
+			type: 'info',
+			title: 'Restarting... <i class="fa fa-spin fa-refresh"></i>',
+			message: 'NodeBB is restarting.',
+			timeout: 5000
+		});
+
+		$(window).one('action:reconnected', function() {
+			app.alert({
+				alert_id: 'instance_restart',
+				type: 'success',
+				title: '<i class="fa fa-check"></i> Success',
+				message: 'NodeBB has successfully restarted.',
+				timeout: 5000
+			});
+
+			if (typeof callback === 'function') {
+				callback();
+			}
+		});
+
+		socket.emit('admin.restart');
+	}
 	
 	return instance;
 });