diff --git a/tuned/daemon/controller.py b/tuned/daemon/controller.py
index ac711c9..2b8a70b 100644
--- a/tuned/daemon/controller.py
+++ b/tuned/daemon/controller.py
@@ -134,7 +134,11 @@ class Controller(tuned.exports.interfaces.ExportableInterface):
 		if not self._daemon.is_running():
 			return False
 		else:
-			return self.stop() and self.start()
+			stop_ok = self.stop()
+			if not stop_ok:
+				return False
+			self._daemon.reload_profile_config()
+			return self.start()
 
 	def _switch_profile(self, profile_name, manual):
 		was_running = self._daemon.is_running()
diff --git a/tuned/daemon/daemon.py b/tuned/daemon/daemon.py
index f13118b..0a55c2a 100644
--- a/tuned/daemon/daemon.py
+++ b/tuned/daemon/daemon.py
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ class Daemon(object):
 		self._not_used.set()
 		self._profile_applied = threading.Event()
 
+	def reload_profile_config(self):
+		"""Read configuration files again and load profile according to them"""
+		self._init_profile(None)
+
 	def _init_profile(self, profile_names):
 		manual = True
 		if profile_names is None: