diff --git a/podmanctl b/podmanctl
index 5ec5528..31a0561 100755
--- a/podmanctl
+++ b/podmanctl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------- bash settings
-set -o xtrace
+#set -o xtrace
 set -u
 set -e
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ usage () {
 }
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------- command
-COMMANDS="create|run|stop|start|clean|backup|restore"
+COMMANDS="create|run|stop|start|restart|clean|backup|restore"
 if [[ $# -lt 1 ]]; then
   printf "Arguments missing\n"
   usage
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ for PROJECT in $*; do
       printf "   ${COMMAND} ${PROJECT} - success\n"
       ;;
 
-    (stop|start) 
+    (stop|start|restart) 
 
       # --------------------------------------------------------- start pod service
       if [[ "$(systemctl is-active podman-${PODNAME}.service)" == "active" ]]; then
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ for PROJECT in $*; do
           if [[ $COMMAND = "stop" ]]; then
             podman pod stop -t 70 "${PODNAME}"
           else
-            podman pod start "${PODNAME}"
+            podman pod "${COMMAND}" "${PODNAME}"
           fi
         else
           printf "   ${COMMAND} ${PROJECT} - pod not found!\n"