diff --git a/scripts/classes/class.DnsBase.php b/scripts/classes/class.DnsBase.php
index 5103ee0d..65753b59 100644
--- a/scripts/classes/class.DnsBase.php
+++ b/scripts/classes/class.DnsBase.php
@@ -162,6 +162,20 @@ abstract class DnsBase
 			return $domains;
 	}
 
+	public function reloadDaemon()
+	{
+		// reload DNS daemon
+		$cmd = Settings::Get('system.bindreload_command');
+		$cmdStatus = 1;
+		safe_exec(escapeshellcmd($cmd), $cmdStatus);
+		if ($cmdStatus === 0) {
+			$this->_logger->logAction(CRON_ACTION, LOG_INFO, Settings::Get('system.dns_server') . ' daemon reloaded');
+		} else {
+			$this->_logger->logAction(CRON_ACTION, LOG_ERR, 'Error while running `' . $cmd .
+				'`: exit code (' . $cmdStatus . ') - please check your system logs');
+		}
+	}
+
 	public function writeDKIMconfigs()
 	{
 		if (Settings::Get('dkim.use_dkim') == '1') {
diff --git a/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.dns.10.bind.php b/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.dns.10.bind.php
index 091cc6ce..06fbc9c8 100644
--- a/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.dns.10.bind.php
+++ b/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.dns.10.bind.php
@@ -56,10 +56,7 @@ class bind extends DnsBase
 		fwrite($bindconf_file_handler, $this->_bindconf_file);
 		fclose($bindconf_file_handler);
 		$this->_logger->logAction(CRON_ACTION, LOG_INFO, 'froxlor_bind.conf written');
-		safe_exec(escapeshellcmd(Settings::Get('system.bindreload_command')));
-		$this->_logger->logAction(CRON_ACTION, LOG_INFO, 'Bind9 reloaded');
-		$domains_dir = makeCorrectDir(Settings::Get('system.bindconf_directory') . '/domains/');
-
+		$this->reloadDaemon();
 		$this->_logger->logAction(CRON_ACTION, LOG_INFO, 'Task4 finished');
 	}
 
diff --git a/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.dns.20.pdns.php b/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.dns.20.pdns.php
index d0d59ee0..15844c71 100644
--- a/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.dns.20.pdns.php
+++ b/scripts/jobs/cron_tasks.inc.dns.20.pdns.php
@@ -47,11 +47,9 @@ class pdns extends DnsBase
 			$this->walkDomainList($domain, $domains);
 		}
 
-		$this->_logger->logAction(CRON_ACTION, LOG_INFO, 'Database updated');
-
-		// reload Bind
-		safe_exec(escapeshellcmd(Settings::Get('system.bindreload_command')));
-		$this->_logger->logAction(CRON_ACTION, LOG_INFO, 'pdns reloaded');
+		$this->_logger->logAction(CRON_ACTION, LOG_INFO, 'PowerDNS database updated');
+		$this->reloadDaemon();
+		$this->_logger->logAction(CRON_ACTION, LOG_INFO, 'Task4 finished');
 	}
 
 	private function walkDomainList($domain, $domains)