diff --git a/plugins/zsh_reload/zsh_reload.plugin.zsh b/plugins/zsh_reload/zsh_reload.plugin.zsh
index b3a0094d1..51048ba9d 100644
--- a/plugins/zsh_reload/zsh_reload.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/zsh_reload/zsh_reload.plugin.zsh
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ src() {
 		zrecompile -p $f && command rm -f $f.zwc.old
 	done
 
-	source ~/.zshrc
+	# Use $SHELL if available; remove leading dash if login shell
+	[[ -n "$SHELL" ]] && exec ${SHELL#-} || exec zsh
 }