diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/solanum.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/solanum.nix
index b6496fb8b35a..dc066a245494 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/solanum.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/solanum.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 let
   inherit (lib) mkEnableOption mkIf mkOption types;
-  inherit (pkgs) solanum;
+  inherit (pkgs) solanum util-linux;
   cfg = config.services.solanum;
 
   configFile = pkgs.writeText "solanum.conf" cfg.config;
@@ -78,12 +78,20 @@ in
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable (lib.mkMerge [
     {
+
+      environment.etc."solanum/ircd.conf".source = configFile;
+
       systemd.services.solanum = {
         description = "Solanum IRC daemon";
         after = [ "network.target" ];
         wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
+        reloadIfChanged = true;
+        restartTriggers = [
+          configFile
+        ];
         serviceConfig = {
-          ExecStart   = "${solanum}/bin/solanum -foreground -logfile /dev/stdout -configfile ${configFile} -pidfile /run/solanum/ircd.pid";
+          ExecStart = "${solanum}/bin/solanum -foreground -logfile /dev/stdout -configfile /etc/solanum/ircd.conf -pidfile /run/solanum/ircd.pid";
+          ExecReload = "${util-linux}/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID";
           DynamicUser = true;
           User = "solanum";
           StateDirectory = "solanum";
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/irc/solanum/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/irc/solanum/default.nix
index b6678271c31f..d5e70799cf54 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/irc/solanum/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/irc/solanum/default.nix
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "An IRCd for unified networks";
     homepage = "https://github.com/solanum-ircd/solanum";
-    license = licenses.gpl2Only;
+    license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ hexa ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
   };