diff --git a/ips/proto.py b/ips/proto.py
index 9d0a75bc65..2cd2691e27 100644
--- a/ips/proto.py
+++ b/ips/proto.py
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ pkg.update({
 })
 
 
-pkg.addfile("/usr/local/bin/hudson.war",{"file":"./target/hudson.war"})
+# restart_fmri instructs IPS to reload the manifest
+pkg.addfile("/usr/local/bin/hudson.war",{"file":"./target/hudson.war","restart_fmri","svc:/system/manifest-import:default"})
 pkg.addfile("/var/svc/manifest/application/hudson.xml",{"file":"../ips/hudson.xml"})
 # this is the Hudson home directory
 pkg.mkdirs("/var/lib/hudson")