diff --git a/ecosystem.config.cjs b/ecosystem.config.cjs
index 5f0b9b7..d5c87f2 100644
--- a/ecosystem.config.cjs
+++ b/ecosystem.config.cjs
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ module.exports = {
       env: {
         NODE_ENV: 'production',
         WEBHOOK_PORT: process.env.WEBHOOK_PORT || 3011,
+        WEBHOOK_PM2_NAME: process.env.WEBHOOK_PM2_NAME || 'tssbot-webhook',
         GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET: process.env.GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET || '',
         GITHUB_WEBHOOK_REFS: process.env.GITHUB_WEBHOOK_REFS || 'refs/heads/main',
         GITHUB_WEBHOOK_REPOSITORY: process.env.GITHUB_WEBHOOK_REPOSITORY || '',
diff --git a/webhook.cjs b/webhook.cjs
index e72d4fc..e1c9e38 100644
--- a/webhook.cjs
+++ b/webhook.cjs
@@ -207,6 +207,49 @@ function commandNotFoundMessage(command) {
   ].join('. ')
 }
 
+function restartTargetsInclude(target) {
+  return RESTART_TARGETS.some((candidate) => candidate === target)
+}
+
+function pushTouchesWebhookRuntime(push) {
+  const runtimeFiles = new Set(['webhook.cjs', 'ecosystem.config.cjs'])
+  const commits = Array.isArray(push?.commits) ? push.commits : []
+  return commits.some((commit) => {
+    const changed = [
+      ...(Array.isArray(commit.added) ? commit.added : []),
+      ...(Array.isArray(commit.modified) ? commit.modified : []),
+      ...(Array.isArray(commit.removed) ? commit.removed : []),
+    ]
+    return changed.some((file) => runtimeFiles.has(String(file || '').replace(/^\/+/, '')))
+  })
+}
+
+function scheduleSelfReload(reason) {
+  let resolvedCommand
+  try {
+    resolvedCommand = commandFor('pm2')
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(`could not schedule ${SELF_PM2_NAME} reload:`, error.message)
+    return
+  }
+
+  console.log(`scheduling ${SELF_PM2_NAME} reload: ${reason}`)
+  setTimeout(() => {
+    const child = spawn(
+      resolvedCommand,
+      ['reload', 'ecosystem.config.cjs', '--only', SELF_PM2_NAME, '--update-env'],
+      {
+        cwd: __dirname,
+        env: process.env,
+        detached: true,
+        stdio: 'ignore',
+        shell: process.platform === 'win32',
+      },
+    )
+    child.unref()
+  }, 1000).unref()
+}
+
 function run(command, args, options = {}) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     const label = [command, ...args].join(' ')
@@ -566,9 +609,8 @@ async function deploy(push) {
     // Reload via the ecosystem file (not by bare name) with --only so each deploy
     // re-reads the committed env blocks (e.g. VEHICLE_* paths). `pm2 reload <name>
     // --update-env` would only merge the CLI's process.env and ignore the file.
-    // Exclude this webhook process itself: reloading it here kills the process
-    // running this deploy mid-command, interrupting the remaining reloads. The
-    // webhook is reloaded separately when its own code changes.
+    // Exclude this webhook process from the awaited reload: killing the process
+    // running this deploy mid-command can interrupt the remaining reloads.
     const reloadTargets = RESTART_TARGETS.filter((t) => t !== SELF_PM2_NAME)
     if (reloadTargets.length) {
       await run('pm2', [
@@ -581,6 +623,13 @@ async function deploy(push) {
     }
 
     await notifyDeployCompleted(push, diff)
+    if (restartTargetsInclude(SELF_PM2_NAME) || pushTouchesWebhookRuntime(push)) {
+      scheduleSelfReload(
+        restartTargetsInclude(SELF_PM2_NAME)
+          ? `${SELF_PM2_NAME} is listed in PM2_RESTART_TARGETS`
+          : 'webhook runtime files changed',
+      )
+    }
   } catch (error) {
     error.deployDiff = diff
     throw error