diff --git a/deploy-directory-to-remote.sh b/deploy-directory-to-remote.sh
index 0023ce4..534c075 100755
--- a/deploy-directory-to-remote.sh
+++ b/deploy-directory-to-remote.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ if [ "${remote_is_docker}" != "yes" ]; then
   fi
 fi
 
-if rsync --compress --delete --delete-excluded --exclude-from="${deployment_exclude_file}" --executability --human-readable --progress --update --recursive "${local_directory_path}/" "${remote_ssh_string}":"${remote_directory_path}"; then
+# --update removed after kartolok-child shenaningans
+# --checksum added instead
+if rsync --checksum --compress --delete --delete-excluded --exclude-from="${deployment_exclude_file}" --executability --human-readable --progress --recursive "${local_directory_path}/" "${remote_ssh_string}":"${remote_directory_path}"; then
   echo syncing OK
 else
   echo syncing NOK
@@ -53,3 +55,19 @@ if [ "${remote_is_docker}" != "yes" ]; then
     exit 1
   fi
 fi
+
+if [ "${remote_ssh_string}" = "staging" ]; then
+  set -x
+  ssh federal sudo service varnish restart
+  set +x
+fi
+if [ "${remote_ssh_string}" = "prod" ]; then
+  set -x
+  ssh federal sudo service varnish restart
+  set +x
+fi
+if [ "${remote_ssh_string}" = "network" ]; then
+  set -x
+  ssh network sudo service varnish restart
+  set +x
+fi