diff --git a/domain-server/src/DomainServerSettingsManager.cpp b/domain-server/src/DomainServerSettingsManager.cpp
index 9279648319..138ed7d8e8 100644
--- a/domain-server/src/DomainServerSettingsManager.cpp
+++ b/domain-server/src/DomainServerSettingsManager.cpp
@@ -1198,6 +1198,7 @@ bool DomainServerSettingsManager::recurseJSONObjectAndOverwriteSettings(const QJ
     static const QString SECURITY_ROOT_KEY = "security";
     static const QString AC_SUBNET_WHITELIST_KEY = "ac_subnet_whitelist";
     static const QString BROADCASTING_KEY = "broadcasting";
+    static const QString DESCRIPTION_ROOT_KEY = "descriptors";
 
     auto& settingsVariant = _configMap.getConfig();
     bool needRestart = false;
@@ -1265,7 +1266,7 @@ bool DomainServerSettingsManager::recurseJSONObjectAndOverwriteSettings(const QJ
                 if (!matchingDescriptionObject.isEmpty()) {
                     const QJsonValue& settingValue = rootValue.toObject()[settingKey];
                     updateSetting(settingKey, settingValue, *thisMap, matchingDescriptionObject);
-                    if ((rootKey != SECURITY_ROOT_KEY && rootKey != BROADCASTING_KEY)
+                    if ((rootKey != SECURITY_ROOT_KEY && rootKey != BROADCASTING_KEY && rootKey != DESCRIPTION_ROOT_KEY)
                         || settingKey == AC_SUBNET_WHITELIST_KEY) {
                         needRestart = true;
                     }