diff --git a/repmgrd-bdr.c b/repmgrd-bdr.c
index 69c26f66..de73c64c 100644
--- a/repmgrd-bdr.c
+++ b/repmgrd-bdr.c
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 #include "configfile.h"
 
 
-static volatile sig_atomic_t got_SIGHUP = false;
-
 static void do_bdr_failover(NodeInfoList *nodes, t_node_info *monitored_node);
 static void do_bdr_recovery(NodeInfoList *nodes, t_node_info *monitored_node);
 
@@ -284,6 +282,30 @@ monitor_bdr(void)
 			got_SIGHUP = false;
 		}
 
+		if (got_SIGHUP)
+		{
+			log_debug("SIGHUP received");
+
+			if (reload_config(&config_file_options))
+			{
+				PQfinish(local_conn);
+				local_conn = establish_db_connection(config_file_options.conninfo, true);
+
+				if (*config_file_options.log_file)
+				{
+					FILE	   *fd;
+
+					fd = freopen(config_file_options.log_file, "a", stderr);
+					if (fd == NULL)
+					{
+						fprintf(stderr, "error reopening stderr to '%s': %s",
+								config_file_options.log_file, strerror(errno));
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			got_SIGHUP = false;
+		}
+
 		log_verbose(LOG_DEBUG, "sleeping %i seconds (\"monitor_interval_secs\")",
 					config_file_options.monitor_interval_secs);
 		sleep(config_file_options.monitor_interval_secs);
diff --git a/repmgrd-physical.c b/repmgrd-physical.c
index 5affa1b2..5330dbcc 100644
--- a/repmgrd-physical.c
+++ b/repmgrd-physical.c
@@ -357,6 +357,31 @@ monitor_streaming_primary(void)
 			}
 		}
 
+		if (got_SIGHUP)
+		{
+			log_debug("SIGHUP received");
+
+			if (reload_config(&config_file_options))
+			{
+				PQfinish(local_conn);
+				local_conn = establish_db_connection(config_file_options.conninfo, true);
+
+				if (*config_file_options.log_file)
+				{
+					FILE	   *fd;
+
+					fd = freopen(config_file_options.log_file, "a", stderr);
+					if (fd == NULL)
+					{
+						fprintf(stderr, "error reopening stderr to '%s': %s",
+								config_file_options.log_file, strerror(errno));
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			got_SIGHUP = false;
+		}
+
+
 
 		log_verbose(LOG_DEBUG, "sleeping %i seconds (parameter \"monitor_interval_secs\")",
 					config_file_options.monitor_interval_secs);
@@ -396,7 +421,6 @@ monitor_streaming_standby(void)
 		 */
 		if (local_node_info.upstream_node_id == NODE_NOT_FOUND)
 		{
-			// XXX check if there's an inactive record(s) and log detail/hint
 			log_error(_("unable to determine an active primary for this cluster, terminating"));
 			PQfinish(local_conn);
 			exit(ERR_BAD_CONFIG);
@@ -853,6 +877,30 @@ monitor_streaming_standby(void)
 		if (PQstatus(local_conn) == CONNECTION_OK && config_file_options.monitoring_history == true)
 			update_monitoring_history();
 
+		if (got_SIGHUP)
+		{
+			log_debug("SIGHUP received");
+
+			if (reload_config(&config_file_options))
+			{
+				PQfinish(local_conn);
+				local_conn = establish_db_connection(config_file_options.conninfo, true);
+
+				if (*config_file_options.log_file)
+				{
+					FILE	   *fd;
+
+					fd = freopen(config_file_options.log_file, "a", stderr);
+					if (fd == NULL)
+					{
+						fprintf(stderr, "error reopening stderr to '%s': %s",
+								config_file_options.log_file, strerror(errno));
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			got_SIGHUP = false;
+		}
+
 		sleep(config_file_options.monitor_interval_secs);
 	}
 #endif
diff --git a/repmgrd.c b/repmgrd.c
index e85d13a5..7c4be118 100644
--- a/repmgrd.c
+++ b/repmgrd.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ void (*_close_connections)(void) = NULL;
  * Record receipt of SIGHUP; will cause configuration file to be reread
  * at the appropriate point in the main loop.
  */
-static volatile sig_atomic_t got_SIGHUP = false;
+volatile sig_atomic_t got_SIGHUP = false;
 
 static void show_help(void);
 static void show_usage(void);
diff --git a/repmgrd.h b/repmgrd.h
index 46e2c600..973000cb 100644
--- a/repmgrd.h
+++ b/repmgrd.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include "portability/instr_time.h"
 
-
+extern volatile sig_atomic_t got_SIGHUP;
 extern MonitoringState monitoring_state;
 extern instr_time	degraded_monitoring_start;