diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index d4db4cb5..53f20c7e 100644
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2019 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 StApps
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
  * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {Logger} from '@openstapps/logger';
 import {execSync} from 'child_process';
 import * as Dockerode from 'dockerode';
 import {render} from 'mustache';
-import {asyncReadFile, asyncWriteFile, configFile} from './common';
+import {asyncReadFile, asyncWriteFile} from './common';
 import {getContainers, getTemplateView} from './main';
 
 // handle unhandled promise rejections
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ process.on('unhandledRejection', async (error) => {
 });
 
 let containerHashCache = '';
+let configHashCache = '';
 
 /**
  * Reads the container information from the docker socket and updates the nginx config if necessary
@@ -40,16 +41,19 @@ async function updateNginxConfig() {
     })
     .join(',');
 
+  delete require.cache[require.resolve('config')];
+  const configFile = require('config');
+  const configHash = JSON.stringify(configFile);
+
   // if containers changed -> write config file, reload nginx
-  if (containerHash !== containerHashCache) {
+  if (containerHash !== containerHashCache || configHash !== configHashCache) {
     Logger.log('Generating new NGINX configuration');
 
     // render nginx config file
     const nginxConfig = render(await asyncReadFile('nginx.conf.template', 'utf8'), await getTemplateView(containers));
 
-    Logger.log(`containers (${containerHash}) matched the configuration.`);
-
     containerHashCache = containerHash;
+    configHashCache = configHash;
 
     Logger.log(`Writing new config file "${configFile.output}"`);
 
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 842d10f7..bea85968 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2019 StApps
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 StApps
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
  * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import {join} from 'path';
 import * as semver from 'semver';
 import {
   asyncReadFile,
-  configFile,
+  ConfigFile,
   isFileType,
   protocolHardeningParameters,
   SSLFilePaths,
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export async function generateUpstreamMap(
           }
 
           if (activeBackends.length !== 0) {
-            // not only dublicates
+            // not only duplicates
             foundMatchingContainer = true;
 
             const gateWayOfContainer = await getGatewayOfStAppsBackend(activeBackends[0]);
@@ -156,12 +156,12 @@ export function generateListener(sslFilePaths: SSLFilePaths) {
     typeof sslFilePaths.dhparam !== 'undefined' && isFileType(sslFilePaths.dhparam,'pem')
   ) {
     // https listener
-    listener = `listen 443 ssl default_server;
-ssl_certificate ${sslFilePaths.certificate};
-ssl_certificate_key ${sslFilePaths.certificateKey};
-ssl_trusted_certificate ${sslFilePaths.certificateChain};
-ssl_dhparam ${sslFilePaths.dhparam};
-${sslHardeningParameters}`;
+    listener = `    listen 443 ssl default_server;
+    ssl_certificate ${sslFilePaths.certificate};
+    ssl_certificate_key ${sslFilePaths.certificateKey};
+    ssl_trusted_certificate ${sslFilePaths.certificateChain};
+    ssl_dhparam ${sslFilePaths.dhparam};
+   ${sslHardeningParameters}`;
   } else {
     // default http listener
     listener = 'listen 80 default_server;';
@@ -205,6 +205,10 @@ function generateRateLimitAllowList(entries: string[]): string {
  * @param containers List of container info
  */
 export async function getTemplateView(containers: Dockerode.ContainerInfo[]): Promise<TemplateView> {
+  delete require.cache[require.resolve('config')];
+  const config = require('config');
+  const configFile = config as ConfigFile;
+
   const cors = await asyncReadFile('./fixtures/cors.template', 'utf8');
 
   const visibleRoutesPromises = ['/'].map(async (route) => {