diff --git a/tailbone/templates/tempmon/clients/view.mako b/tailbone/templates/tempmon/clients/view.mako
index 126c00a4..2a508f73 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/tempmon/clients/view.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/tempmon/clients/view.mako
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 ${parent.body()}
 
-% if instance.enabled and request.has_perm('tempmon.clients.restart'):
+% if instance.enabled and master.restartable_client(instance) and request.has_perm('tempmon.clients.restart'):
     <div class="buttons">
       <button type="button" id="restart-client">Restart this Client</button>
     </div>
diff --git a/tailbone/views/tempmon/clients.py b/tailbone/views/tempmon/clients.py
index 92d8f062..1383f28b 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/tempmon/clients.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/tempmon/clients.py
@@ -105,18 +105,27 @@ class TempmonClientView(MasterView):
             del fs.probes
             del fs.online
 
+    def restartable_client(self, client):
+        return True
+
     def restart(self):
         client = self.get_instance()
-        try:
-            subprocess.check_output(['ssh', client.hostname, 'sudo service tempmon-client restart'],
-                                    stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
-        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as error:
-            self.request.session.flash("Failed to restart client: {}".format(error.output), 'error')
+        if self.restartable_client(client):
+            try:
+                subprocess.check_output(get_restart_cmd(client),
+                                        stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+            except subprocess.CalledProcessError as error:
+                self.request.session.flash("Failed to restart client: {}".format(error.output), 'error')
+            else:
+                self.request.session.flash("Client has been restarted: {}".format(
+                    self.get_instance_title(client)))
         else:
-            self.request.session.flash("Client has been restarted: {}".format(
-                self.get_instance_title(client)))
+            self.request.session.flash("Restart not supported for client: {}".format(client), 'error')
         return self.redirect(self.get_action_url('view', client))
 
+    def get_restart_cmd(self, client):
+        return ['ssh', client.hostname, 'sudo service tempmon-client restart']
+
     @classmethod
     def defaults(cls, config):
         route_prefix = cls.get_route_prefix()