diff --git a/caddy/caddy.go b/caddy/caddy.go
index b80450ee0..9383e3860 100644
--- a/caddy/caddy.go
+++ b/caddy/caddy.go
@@ -319,4 +319,8 @@ type Input interface {
 
 	// Gets the path to the origin file
 	Path() string
+
+	// IsFile returns true if the original input was a file on the file system
+	// that could be loaded again later if requested.
+	IsFile() bool
 }
diff --git a/caddy/helpers.go b/caddy/helpers.go
index c30d7c168..d8f409708 100644
--- a/caddy/helpers.go
+++ b/caddy/helpers.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ func isRestart() bool {
 type CaddyfileInput struct {
 	Filepath string
 	Contents []byte
+	RealFile bool
 }
 
 // Body returns c.Contents.
@@ -65,3 +66,6 @@ func (c CaddyfileInput) Body() []byte { return c.Contents }
 
 // Path returns c.Filepath.
 func (c CaddyfileInput) Path() string { return c.Filepath }
+
+// Path returns true if the original input was a real file on the file system.
+func (c CaddyfileInput) IsFile() bool { return c.RealFile }
diff --git a/caddy/sigtrap_posix.go b/caddy/sigtrap_posix.go
index 789985efb..122adf2c3 100644
--- a/caddy/sigtrap_posix.go
+++ b/caddy/sigtrap_posix.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 package caddy
 
 import (
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
@@ -17,7 +18,23 @@ func init() {
 
 		for {
 			<-reload
-			err := Restart(nil)
+
+			var updatedCaddyfile Input
+
+			caddyfileMu.Lock()
+			if caddyfile.IsFile() {
+				body, err := ioutil.ReadFile(caddyfile.Path())
+				if err == nil {
+					caddyfile = CaddyfileInput{
+						Filepath: caddyfile.Path(),
+						Contents: body,
+						RealFile: true,
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			caddyfileMu.Unlock()
+
+			err := Restart(updatedCaddyfile)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Println(err)
 			}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 8e4bffc2c..15d39de55 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ func loadCaddyfile() (caddy.Input, error) {
 		return caddy.CaddyfileInput{
 			Contents: contents,
 			Filepath: conf,
+			RealFile: true,
 		}, nil
 	}
 
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ func loadCaddyfile() (caddy.Input, error) {
 	return caddy.CaddyfileInput{
 		Contents: contents,
 		Filepath: caddy.DefaultConfigFile,
+		RealFile: true,
 	}, nil
 }