diff --git a/roles/restart-docker/files/restart-docker.py b/roles/restart-docker/files/restart-docker.py
index 0c16632c..6e0c429e 100644
--- a/roles/restart-docker/files/restart-docker.py
+++ b/roles/restart-docker/files/restart-docker.py
@@ -13,6 +13,19 @@ def restart_docker_services(dir_path):
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
         print(f"Error restarting services in {dir_path}: {e}")
 
+def hard_restart_docker_services(dir_path):
+    """
+    Perform a hard restart of docker-compose services in the given directory
+    using docker-compose down and docker-compose up -d.
+    """
+    try:
+        print(f"Performing hard restart for docker-compose services in: {dir_path}")
+        subprocess.run(["docker-compose", "down"], cwd=dir_path, check=True)
+        subprocess.run(["docker-compose", "up", "-d"], cwd=dir_path, check=True)
+        print(f"Hard restart completed successfully in: {dir_path}")
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+        print(f"Error during hard restart in {dir_path}: {e}")
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     if len(sys.argv) < 2:
         print("Please provide the path to the parent directory as a parameter.")
@@ -23,12 +36,18 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     for dir_entry in os.scandir(parent_directory):
         if dir_entry.is_dir():
             dir_path = dir_entry.path
+            dir_name = os.path.basename(dir_path)
             print(f"Checking directory: {dir_path}")
             
             docker_compose_file = os.path.join(dir_path, "docker-compose.yml")
             
             if os.path.isfile(docker_compose_file):
-                print(f"Found docker-compose.yml in {dir_path}. Restarting services...")
-                restart_docker_services(dir_path)
+                print(f"Found docker-compose.yml in {dir_path}.")
+                if dir_name == "mailu":
+                    print(f"Directory {dir_name} detected. Performing hard restart...")
+                    hard_restart_docker_services(dir_path)
+                else:
+                    print(f"Restarting services in {dir_path}...")
+                    restart_docker_services(dir_path)
             else:
-                print(f"No docker-compose.yml found in {dir_path}. Skipping.")
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+                print(f"No docker-compose.yml found in {dir_path}. Skipping.")