diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index aa6ed72..d578e25 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 ## Changelog
 
 ### v7.1.0-beta.1 (coming soon)
-* testing strict mode for iobroker-startup.sh
-* fixing "unary operator expected" error
+* add restart option to maintenance script
+* enhance logging
+* test strict mode for iobroker-startup.sh
+* fix "unary operator expected" error
 
 ### v7.0.1 (05.07.2022)
 * backitup restore patch
diff --git a/debian/scripts/iobroker_startup.sh b/debian/scripts/iobroker_startup.sh
index 97534c0..5bbf941 100644
--- a/debian/scripts/iobroker_startup.sh
+++ b/debian/scripts/iobroker_startup.sh
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ echo -n "$(printf -- '-%.0s' {1..25})" && echo -n "     "$dati"      " && echo "
 echo "$(printf -- '-%.0s' {1..80})"
 echo ' '
 echo "$(printf -- '-%.0s' {1..80})"
-echo "-----                 Welcome to your ioBroker-container!                  -----"
-echo "-----                    Startupscript is now running.                     -----"
+echo "-----              Welcome to your ioBroker Docker container!              -----"
+echo "-----                    Startupscript is now running!                     -----"
 echo "-----                          Please be patient!                          -----"
 echo "$(printf -- '-%.0s' {1..80})"
 echo ' '
@@ -486,6 +486,7 @@ echo "$(printf -- '-%.0s' {1..80})"
 echo ' '
 echo "Starting ioBroker..."
 echo ' '
+echo "##### #### ### ## # iobroker.js-controller log output # ## ### #### #####"
 
 # Setting healthcheck status to "running"
 echo "running" > /opt/scripts/.docker_config/.healthcheck
diff --git a/debian/scripts/maintenance.sh b/debian/scripts/maintenance.sh
index a6c9788..13c6852 100644
--- a/debian/scripts/maintenance.sh
+++ b/debian/scripts/maintenance.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ display_help() {
   echo '       on         > switches mantenance mode ON'
   echo '       off        > switches mantenance mode OFF and stops or restarts the container'
   echo '       upgrade    > puts the container to maintenance mode and upgrades ioBroker'
+  echo '       restart    > stops iobroker and stops or restarts the container'
   echo '       help       > shows this help'
   echo ''
   echo 'OPTIONS'
@@ -157,6 +158,33 @@ upgrade_jscontroller() {
   pkill -u root
 }
 
+# restart container
+restart_container() {
+  echo 'You are now going to call a restart of your container.'
+  echo 'Restarting will work depending on the configured restart policy.'
+
+  if [[ "$autoconfirm" != yes ]]; then
+    local reply
+
+    read -rp 'Do you want to continue [yes/no]? ' reply
+    if [[ "$reply" == y || "$reply" == Y || "$reply" == yes ]]; then
+      : # continue
+    else
+      return 1
+    fi
+  else
+    echo 'This command was already confirmed by the -y or --yes option.'
+  fi
+
+  echo -n 'Stopping ioBroker...'
+  stop_iob
+
+  echo 'Container will be stopped or restarted in 5 seconds...'
+  sleep 5
+  echo 'stopping' > "$healthcheck"
+  pkill -u root
+}
+
 # stop iobroker and wait until all processes stopped or pkill_timeout is reached
 stop_iob() {
   local status timeout
@@ -211,6 +239,9 @@ for arg in "$@"; do
     upgrade)
       run=(upgrade_jscontroller)
       ;;
+    restart)
+      run=(restart_container)
+      ;;
     -y|--yes)
       autoconfirm=yes
       ;;