diff --git a/src/Concerns/InteractsWithServerState.php b/src/Concerns/InteractsWithServerState.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 51898a17..00000000
--- a/src/Concerns/InteractsWithServerState.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace Laravel\Reverb\Concerns;
-
-use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
-
-trait InteractsWithServerState
-{
-    /**
-     * The server state cache key.
-     *
-     * @var string
-     */
-    protected $key = 'reverb:server';
-
-    /**
-     * Deteremine whether the server is running.
-     */
-    protected function serverIsRunning(): bool
-    {
-        return Cache::has($this->key);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Get the current state of the running server.
-     *
-     * @return null|array{HOST: string, PORT: int, DEBUG: bool, RESTART: bool}
-     */
-    protected function getState(): ?array
-    {
-        return Cache::get($this->key);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Set the state of the running server.
-     */
-    protected function setState(string $host, int $port, bool $debug, bool $restart = false): void
-    {
-        Cache::forever($this->key, [
-            'HOST' => $host,
-            'PORT' => $port,
-            'DEBUG' => $debug ??= false,
-            'RESTART' => $restart,
-        ]);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Destroy the server state.
-     */
-    protected function destroyState(): void
-    {
-        Cache::forget($this->key);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/Servers/Reverb/Console/Commands/RestartServer.php b/src/Servers/Reverb/Console/Commands/RestartServer.php
index fdbd9b00..2b0e37d4 100644
--- a/src/Servers/Reverb/Console/Commands/RestartServer.php
+++ b/src/Servers/Reverb/Console/Commands/RestartServer.php
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 namespace Laravel\Reverb\Servers\Reverb\Console\Commands;
 
 use Illuminate\Console\Command;
-use Laravel\Reverb\Concerns\InteractsWithServerState;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
+use Illuminate\Support\InteractsWithTime;
 
 class RestartServer extends Command
 {
-    use InteractsWithServerState;
+    use InteractsWithTime;
 
     /**
      * The name and signature of the console command.
@@ -21,49 +22,15 @@ class RestartServer extends Command
      *
      * @var string
      */
-    protected $description = 'Signal Reverb to restart the server';
+    protected $description = 'Restart the Reverb server';
 
     /**
      * Execute the console command.
      */
     public function handle(): void
     {
-        if (! $state = $this->getState()) {
-            $this->error('No Reverb server running.');
+        Cache::forever('laravel:reverb:restart', $this->currentTime());
 
-            return;
-        }
-
-        $this->sendStopSignal($state);
-
-        $this->waitForServerToStop(fn () => $this->call('reverb:start', [
-            '--host' => $state['HOST'],
-            '--port' => $state['PORT'],
-            '--debug' => $state['DEBUG'],
-        ]));
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Send the stop signal to the running server.
-     *
-     * @param  array{HOST: string, PORT: int, DEBUG: bool, RESTART: bool}  $state
-     */
-    protected function sendStopSignal(array $state): void
-    {
-        $this->components->info('Sending stop signal to Reverb server.');
-
-        $this->setState($state['HOST'], $state['PORT'], $state['DEBUG'], true);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Run the callback when the server has stopped.
-     */
-    protected function waitForServerToStop(callable $callback): void
-    {
-        while ($this->serverIsRunning()) {
-            usleep(1000);
-        }
-
-        $callback();
+        $this->components->info('Broadcasting Reverb restart signal.');
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Servers/Reverb/Console/Commands/StartServer.php b/src/Servers/Reverb/Console/Commands/StartServer.php
index 02d2bf9d..8c757014 100644
--- a/src/Servers/Reverb/Console/Commands/StartServer.php
+++ b/src/Servers/Reverb/Console/Commands/StartServer.php
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 namespace Laravel\Reverb\Servers\Reverb\Console\Commands;
 
 use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
 use Laravel\Reverb\Application;
 use Laravel\Reverb\Concerns\InteractsWithAsyncRedis;
-use Laravel\Reverb\Concerns\InteractsWithServerState;
 use Laravel\Reverb\Contracts\ApplicationProvider;
 use Laravel\Reverb\Contracts\Logger;
 use Laravel\Reverb\Jobs\PingInactiveConnections;
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 class StartServer extends Command implements SignalableCommandInterface
 {
-    use InteractsWithAsyncRedis, InteractsWithServerState;
+    use InteractsWithAsyncRedis;
 
     /**
      * The name and signature of the console command.
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class StartServer extends Command implements SignalableCommandInterface
      */
     public function handle(): void
     {
-        if ($debug = $this->option('debug')) {
+        if ($this->option('debug')) {
             $this->laravel->instance(Logger::class, new CliLogger($this->output));
         }
 
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ public function handle(): void
         $this->bindRedis($loop);
         $this->subscribeToRedis($loop);
         $this->scheduleCleanup($loop);
-        $this->checkForRestartSignal($server, $loop);
-        $this->setState($host, $port, $debug ??= false);
+        $this->checkForRestartSignal($server, $loop, $host, $port);
 
         $this->components->info("Starting server on {$host}:{$port}");
 
@@ -82,7 +81,6 @@ public function getSubscribedSignals(): array
     public function handleSignal(int $signal): void
     {
         $this->gracefullyDisconnect();
-        $this->destroyState();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -100,22 +98,20 @@ protected function scheduleCleanup(LoopInterface $loop): void
     /**
      * Check to see whether the restart signal has been sent.
      */
-    protected function checkForRestartSignal(Server $server, LoopInterface $loop): void
+    protected function checkForRestartSignal(Server $server, LoopInterface $loop, string $host, string $port): void
     {
-        $loop->addPeriodicTimer(5, function () use ($server) {
-            $state = $this->getState();
+        $lastRestart = Cache::get('laravel:reverb:restart');
 
-            if (! $state['RESTART']) {
+        $loop->addPeriodicTimer(5, function () use ($server, $host, $port, $lastRestart) {
+            if ($lastRestart === Cache::get('laravel:pulse:restart')) {
                 return;
             }
 
-            $this->components->info('Stopping Reverb server.');
-
             $this->gracefullyDisconnect();
 
             $server->stop();
 
-            $this->destroyState();
+            $this->components->info("Stopping server on {$host}:{$port}");
         });
     }