diff --git a/irc.php b/irc.php
index 9e40253053..4f5408353f 100755
--- a/irc.php
+++ b/irc.php
@@ -375,8 +375,10 @@ class ircbot {
 	private function _reload() {
 		if( $this->user['level'] == 10 ) {
 			global $config;
+			$config = array();
 			include("includes/defaults.inc.php");
 			include("config.php");
+			include("includes/definitions.inc.php");
 			$this->respond("Reloading configuration & defaults");
 			if( $config != $this->config ) {
 				return $this->__construct();