diff --git a/domain-server/resources/describe-settings.json b/domain-server/resources/describe-settings.json
index bc67a31c02..e8b5bb2878 100644
--- a/domain-server/resources/describe-settings.json
+++ b/domain-server/resources/describe-settings.json
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
     {
       "name": "descriptors",
       "label": "Description",
+      "restart": false,
       "help": "This data will be queryable from your server. It may be collected by High Fidelity and used to share your domain with others.",
       "settings": [
         {
diff --git a/domain-server/src/DomainServer.cpp b/domain-server/src/DomainServer.cpp
index 095613a473..94a77af4ab 100644
--- a/domain-server/src/DomainServer.cpp
+++ b/domain-server/src/DomainServer.cpp
@@ -162,8 +162,10 @@ DomainServer::DomainServer(int argc, char* argv[]) :
 
     _gatekeeper.preloadAllowedUserPublicKeys(); // so they can connect on first request
 
+    //send signal to DomainMetadata when descriptors changed
     _metadata = new DomainMetadata(this);
-
+    connect(&_settingsManager, &DomainServerSettingsManager::settingsUpdated,
+            _metadata, &DomainMetadata::descriptorsChanged);
 
     qDebug() << "domain-server is running";
     static const QString AC_SUBNET_WHITELIST_SETTING_PATH = "security.ac_subnet_whitelist";
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;
                     }