diff --git a/iris.go b/iris.go
index bf62a786..01f8c6df 100644
--- a/iris.go
+++ b/iris.go
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ func (s *Framework) initialize() {
 	// prepare the templates if enabled
 	if !s.Config.DisableTemplateEngines {
 
+		s.templates.reload = s.Config.IsDevelopment
 		// check and prepare the templates
 		if len(s.templates.engines) == 0 { // no template engine is registered, let's use the default
 			s.UseTemplate(html.New())
@@ -270,8 +271,6 @@ func (s *Framework) initialize() {
 		if err := s.templates.loadAll(); err != nil {
 			s.Logger.Panic(err) // panic on templates loading before listening if we have an error.
 		}
-
-		s.templates.reload = s.Config.IsDevelopment
 	}
 
 	// listen to websocket connections
diff --git a/template.go b/template.go
index cd531e0a..4d974adf 100644
--- a/template.go
+++ b/template.go
@@ -276,6 +276,8 @@ func (t *templateEngines) loadAll() error {
 			e.location.extension = DefaultTemplateExtension // the default file ext .html
 		}
 
+		e.reload = t.reload // update the configuration every time a load happens
+
 		if err := e.load(); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}