diff --git a/nginx_systemd_reload.sh b/nginx_systemd_reload.sh
new file mode 100755
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/nginx_systemd_reload.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+nginx -t || exit 1
+if systemctl --quiet is-active nginx.service; then
+    systemctl try-reload-or-restart nginx.service || exit 1
+fi