diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f996329..9838fd8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## Next version
 
 - add timeout for creating ws connections
+- fix config file not reloading when restarting bots
 
 ## 1.1.2 (2019-04-14)
 
diff --git a/yaboli/__init__.py b/yaboli/__init__.py
index b138c88..241bf0e 100644
--- a/yaboli/__init__.py
+++ b/yaboli/__init__.py
@@ -54,12 +54,12 @@ def run(
         bot_constructor: BotConstructor,
         config_file: str = "bot.conf",
         ) -> None:
-    # Load the config file
-    config = configparser.ConfigParser(allow_no_value=True)
-    config.read(config_file)
-
     async def _run() -> None:
         while True:
+            # Load the config file
+            config = configparser.ConfigParser(allow_no_value=True)
+            config.read(config_file)
+
             bot = bot_constructor(config, config_file)
             await bot.run()
 
@@ -70,12 +70,12 @@ def run_modulebot(
         module_constructors: Dict[str, ModuleConstructor],
         config_file: str = "bot.conf",
         ) -> None:
-    # Load the config file
-    config = configparser.ConfigParser(allow_no_value=True)
-    config.read(config_file)
-
     async def _run() -> None:
         while True:
+            # Load the config file
+            config = configparser.ConfigParser(allow_no_value=True)
+            config.read(config_file)
+
             modulebot = modulebot_constructor(config, config_file,
                     module_constructors)
             await modulebot.run()