diff --git a/src/wmfs.c b/src/wmfs.c
index 305fa4f..95ab225 100644
--- a/src/wmfs.c
+++ b/src/wmfs.c
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ uicb_reload(uicb_t cmd)
      for(; argv_global[0] && argv_global[0] == ' '; ++argv_global);
 
      /* add -C to always load the same config file */
-     execlp(argv_global, argv_global, "-C", conf.confpath, NULL);
+     execvp(argv_global, all_argv);
 
      return;
 }