diff --git a/sickbeard/webserve.py b/sickbeard/webserve.py
index 701606fb..93a4ea71 100644
--- a/sickbeard/webserve.py
+++ b/sickbeard/webserve.py
@@ -3277,14 +3277,12 @@ class Home(IndexHandler):
         if str(pid) != str(sickbeard.PID):
             self.redirect("/home/")
 
-        # auto-reload
-        tornado.autoreload.start(IOLoop.current())
-
         updated = sickbeard.versionCheckScheduler.action.update()  # @UndefinedVariable
-
         if updated:
             # do a hard restart
-            #threading.Timer(2, sickbeard.invoke_restart, [False]).start()
+            if not sickbeard.AUTO_UPDATE:
+                threading.Timer(2, sickbeard.invoke_restart, [False]).start()
+                
             t = PageTemplate(file="restart_bare.tmpl")
             return _munge(t)
         else: