diff --git a/src/piler.c b/src/piler.c
index 666ba1fa..2a4d0fe2 100644
--- a/src/piler.c
+++ b/src/piler.c
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ static void takesig(int sig){
    switch(sig){
         case SIGHUP:
                 initialise_configuration();
+                if(read_key(&cfg)) fatal(ERR_READING_KEY);
                 kill_children(SIGHUP);
                 break;