diff --git a/scripts/docker/type_switcher/swap_docker_type.sh b/scripts/docker/type_switcher/swap_docker_type.sh
index ccfcf9f..28e6c5c 100755
--- a/scripts/docker/type_switcher/swap_docker_type.sh
+++ b/scripts/docker/type_switcher/swap_docker_type.sh
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ dockerSwitcherSwap()
                     dockerStartAllApps;
                     databaseOptionInsert "docker_type" $CFG_DOCKER_INSTALL_TYPE;
                     switchMigrateRestoreApps;
+                    restartLibrePortalWebUITaskService;
                 fi
             fi
         fi
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ dockerSwitcherSwap()
                 dockerStartAllApps;
                 databaseOptionInsert "docker_type" $CFG_DOCKER_INSTALL_TYPE;
                 switchMigrateRestoreApps;
+                restartLibrePortalWebUITaskService;
             fi
         fi
     elif [[ $flag == "cli" ]]; then
diff --git a/scripts/webui/webui_install_systemd.sh b/scripts/webui/webui_install_systemd.sh
index 9f812d6..d049a78 100755
--- a/scripts/webui/webui_install_systemd.sh
+++ b/scripts/webui/webui_install_systemd.sh
@@ -72,3 +72,16 @@ EOF
     fi
   fi
 }
+
+# Restart the task processor after a docker-type switch. The processor reads the
+# install type (rooted/rootless) ONCE at startup to decide how runFileOp writes
+# into the docker-install-owned task dir, so a running instance keeps using the
+# old mode until it's bounced. The switch is a CLI one-shot (not a processor
+# task), so this won't kill an in-flight switch.
+restartLibrePortalWebUITaskService()
+{
+  [[ "$CFG_REQUIREMENT_WEBUI_SERVICE" == "true" ]] || return 0
+  [[ -f /etc/systemd/system/libreportal.service ]] || return 0
+  runSystem systemctl restart libreportal.service 2>/dev/null
+  isSuccessful "Restarted task processor for $CFG_DOCKER_INSTALL_TYPE Docker mode"
+}