diff --git a/pandora/app/config.py b/pandora/app/config.py
index 631204f1f..3e96ac276 100644
--- a/pandora/app/config.py
+++ b/pandora/app/config.py
@@ -254,7 +254,6 @@ check the README for further details.
             except:
                 pass
 
-
 def update_static():
     oxjs_build = os.path.join(settings.STATIC_ROOT, 'oxjs/tools/build/build.py')
     if os.path.exists(oxjs_build):
@@ -364,3 +363,15 @@ def update_geoip(force=False):
         else:
             print('failed to download GeoLite2-City.mmdb')
 
+def init():
+    load_config(True)
+
+def shutdown():
+    if settings.RELOADER_RUNNING:
+        RUN_RELOADER = False
+        settings.RELOADER_RUNNING = False
+        if NOTIFIER:
+            NOTIFIER.stop()
+
+
+
diff --git a/pandora/app/monkey_patch.py b/pandora/app/monkey_patch.py
index 0bf0212d4..f4579d563 100644
--- a/pandora/app/monkey_patch.py
+++ b/pandora/app/monkey_patch.py
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ from django.core.validators import MaxLengthValidator
 
 User = get_user_model()
 
+# load config from json
 from . import config
+config.init()
 
 NEW_LENGTH = {
     'username': 255,