diff --git a/src/wmfs.c b/src/wmfs.c
index cdbb923..6373a9e 100644
--- a/src/wmfs.c
+++ b/src/wmfs.c
@@ -282,8 +282,7 @@ 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;
 }
@@ -418,6 +417,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
      char *ol = "csgVS";
 
      argv_global  = _strdup(argv[0]);
+     all_argv = argv;
+
      sprintf(conf.confpath, "%s/"DEF_CONF, getenv("HOME"));
 
      while((i = getopt(argc, argv, "hviSc:s:g:C:V:")) != -1)
diff --git a/src/wmfs.h b/src/wmfs.h
index d6c88b9..6b0f4d3 100644
--- a/src/wmfs.h
+++ b/src/wmfs.h
@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@ XRectangle *sgeo;
 XRectangle *spgeo;
 Cursor cursor[CurLast];
 char *argv_global;
+char **all_argv;
 int xrandr_event;
 uint timing;