diff --git a/construct/construct.cc b/construct/construct.cc
index 0f1d7bc55..a4affe7cf 100644
--- a/construct/construct.cc
+++ b/construct/construct.cc
@@ -353,16 +353,16 @@ try
 	}
 
 	// This signal handler (though not a *real* signal handler) is still
-	// running on the main async stack and not an ircd::ctx. The rehash
+	// running on the main async stack and not an ircd::ctx. The reload
 	// function does a lot of IO so it requires an ircd::ctx.
 	ircd::context{[]
 	{
-		ircd::m::import<void ()> rehash_conf
+		ircd::m::import<void ()> reload_conf
 		{
-			"s_conf", "rehash_conf"
+			"s_conf", "reload_conf"
 		};
 
-		rehash_conf();
+		reload_conf();
 	}};
 }
 catch(const std::exception &e)
diff --git a/modules/console.cc b/modules/console.cc
index a071fc795..6d9cf75cc 100644
--- a/modules/console.cc
+++ b/modules/console.cc
@@ -642,13 +642,30 @@ console_cmd__conf__get(opt &out, const string_view &line)
 bool
 console_cmd__conf__rehash(opt &out, const string_view &line)
 {
-	using prototype = void ();
+	using prototype = void (const bool &);
 	static m::import<prototype> rehash_conf
 	{
 		"s_conf", "rehash_conf"
 	};
 
-	rehash_conf();
+	rehash_conf(false);
+	out << "Saved runtime conf items"
+	    << " from the current state into !conf:" << my_host()
+	    << std::endl;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+bool
+console_cmd__conf__reload(opt &out, const string_view &line)
+{
+	using prototype = void ();
+	static m::import<prototype> reload_conf
+	{
+		"s_conf", "reload_conf"
+	};
+
+	reload_conf();
 	out << "Updated any runtime conf items"
 	    << " from the current state in !conf:" << my_host()
 	    << std::endl;
@@ -656,6 +673,23 @@ console_cmd__conf__rehash(opt &out, const string_view &line)
 	return true;
 }
 
+bool
+console_cmd__conf__reset(opt &out, const string_view &line)
+{
+	using prototype = void ();
+	static m::import<prototype> refresh_conf
+	{
+		"s_conf", "refresh_conf"
+	};
+
+	refresh_conf();
+	out << "All conf items which execute code upon a change"
+	    << " have done so with the latest runtime value."
+	    << std::endl;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 //
 // hook
 //
diff --git a/modules/s_conf.cc b/modules/s_conf.cc
index 1d41d8dfd..876ed37e7 100644
--- a/modules/s_conf.cc
+++ b/modules/s_conf.cc
@@ -10,14 +10,16 @@
 
 using namespace ircd;
 
-extern "C" void rehash_conf();
+extern "C" void rehash_conf(const bool &existing = false);
+extern "C" void reload_conf();
+extern "C" void refresh_conf();
 
 mapi::header
 IRCD_MODULE
 {
 	"Server Configuration", []
 	{
-		rehash_conf();
+		reload_conf();
 	}
 };
 
@@ -146,12 +148,6 @@ init_conf_items_hook
 	}
 };
 
-void
-rehash_conf()
-{
-	init_conf_items(m::event{});
-}
-
 static void
 create_conf_item(const string_view &key,
                  const conf::item<> &item)
@@ -191,3 +187,35 @@ create_conf_room_hook
 		{ "type",        "m.room.create"  },
 	}
 };
+
+void
+rehash_conf(const bool &existing)
+{
+	const m::room::state state
+	{
+		conf_room
+	};
+
+	for(const auto &p : conf::items)
+	{
+		const auto &key{p.first};
+		const auto &item{p.second}; assert(item);
+		if(!existing)
+			if(state.has("ircd.conf.item", key))
+				continue;
+
+		create_conf_item(key, *item);
+	}
+}
+
+void
+reload_conf()
+{
+	init_conf_items(m::event{});
+}
+
+void
+refresh_conf()
+{
+	ircd::conf::reset();
+}