diff --git a/apps/log_monitor/src/config.erl b/apps/log_monitor/src/config.erl
index 52770c7..22dba0a 100644
--- a/apps/log_monitor/src/config.erl
+++ b/apps/log_monitor/src/config.erl
@@ -17,17 +17,7 @@ start_link() ->
 init([]) ->
     register(config, self()),
     Statuses = ets:new(log_statuses, []),
-    %% TODO: reload?
-    mnesia:activity(
-      transaction,
-      fun() ->
-              mnesia:foldl(
-                fun(#log_monitor_file{file = File, error_regex = ErrorRegex}, _Acc) ->
-                        ets:insert(Statuses, {File, inactive}),
-                        logfiles_sup:add_child([File, ErrorRegex]),
-                        ok
-                end, [], log_monitor_file)
-      end),
+    timer:apply_after(1000, ?MODULE, reload, []),
     {ok, #state{statuses = Statuses}}.
 
 handle_info({watcher_init, File}, State = #state{statuses = Statuses}) ->
@@ -63,7 +53,7 @@ handle_call({reload}, _From, State = #state{statuses = Statuses}) ->
     manage_new_groups(proplists:get_value(new, GroupsPartitions)),
     LogfilesPartitions = compare_logfiles(Logfiles),
     manage_deleted_logfiles(proplists:get_value(deleted, LogfilesPartitions), Statuses),
-    manage_existing_logfiles(proplists:get_value(existing, LogfilesPartitions)),
+    manage_existing_logfiles(proplists:get_value(existing, LogfilesPartitions), Statuses),
     manage_new_logfiles(proplists:get_value(new, LogfilesPartitions), Statuses),
     {reply, ok, State};
 handle_call({get_statuses}, _From, State = #state{statuses = Statuses}) ->
@@ -151,17 +141,27 @@ manage_deleted_logfiles(Logfiles, Statuses) ->
                           end, [], Logfiles)
       end).
 
-manage_existing_logfiles(Logfiles) ->
+manage_existing_logfiles(Logfiles, Statuses) ->
     mnesia:activity(
       transaction,
       fun() ->
               lists:foldl(fun(Logfile = #log_monitor_file{file = File, error_regex = ErrorRegex, group = _}, _Acc) ->
                                   mnesia:write(Logfile),
+                                  OldLogfile = hd(mnesia:read(log_monitor_file, File)),
+                                  FileStatus = ets:lookup(Statuses, File),
+                                  if (OldLogfile#log_monitor_file.error_regex =/= ErrorRegex) or (FileStatus == []) ->
+                                          logfiles_sup:remove_child(File),
+                                          ets:insert(Statuses, {File, inactive}),
+                                          logfiles_sup:add_child([File, ErrorRegex]);
+                                     true ->
+                                          ok
+                                          end,
                                   case mnesia:read(log_monitor_file, File) of
                                       [#log_monitor_file{file = File, error_regex = ErrorRegex, group = _}] -> ok;
                                       _ ->
                                           %% The error regex has changed
                                           logfiles_sup:remove_child(File),
+                                          ets:insert(Statuses, {File, inactive}),
                                           logfiles_sup:add_child([File, ErrorRegex])
                                   end
                           end, [], Logfiles)