diff --git a/pyinotifyd/__init__.py b/pyinotifyd/__init__.py
index 0b2d16d..8a0da4c 100755
--- a/pyinotifyd/__init__.py
+++ b/pyinotifyd/__init__.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class Pyinotifyd:
         self._loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
         self._notifiers = []
         self._wm = pyinotify.WatchManager()
+        self._shutdown = False
 
     def set_watches(self, watches):
         if not isinstance(watches, list):
@@ -63,7 +64,8 @@ class Pyinotifyd:
 
         self._log.info("starting")
         if len(self._watches) == 0:
-            self._log.warning("no watches configured, the daemon will not do anything")
+            self._log.warning(
+                "no watches configured, the daemon will not do anything")
         for watch in self._watches:
             self._log.info(f"start watching '{watch.path}' for inotify events")
             self._notifiers.append(watch.event_notifier(self._wm, loop))
@@ -74,27 +76,45 @@ class Pyinotifyd:
             notifier.stop()
 
         self._notifiers = []
-        return self._shutdown_timeout
 
+    def _get_pending_tasks(self):
+        return [t for t in asyncio.all_tasks()
+                if t is not asyncio.current_task()]
 
-async def _shutdown(signame, daemon, log):
-    log.info(f"got signal {signame}, graceful shutdown")
-    timeout = daemon.stop()
-    pending = [t for t in asyncio.all_tasks()
-               if t is not asyncio.current_task()]
-    if len(pending) > 0:
-        log.info(
-            f"waiting {timeout}s for remaining tasks to complete")
-        try:
-            future = asyncio.gather(*pending)
-            await asyncio.wait_for(future, timeout)
-        except asyncio.TimeoutError:
-            log.warning("forcefully terminate remaining tasks")
-            future.cancel()
-            future.exception()
+    async def shutdown(self, signame):
+        if self._shutdown:
+            self._log.info(
+                f"got signal {signame}, but shutdown already in progress")
+            return
 
-    log.info("shutdown complete")
-    asyncio.get_event_loop().stop()
+        self._shutdown = True
+        self._log.info(f"got signal {signame}, shutdown")
+        self.stop()
+        pending = self._get_pending_tasks()
+        if pending:
+            if self._shutdown_timeout > 0:
+                self._log.info(
+                    f"waiting {self._shutdown_timeout}s "
+                    f"for remaining tasks to complete")
+                try:
+                    future = asyncio.gather(*pending)
+                    await asyncio.wait_for(future, self._shutdown_timeout)
+                    pending = None
+                except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+                    pending = self._get_pending_tasks()
+
+            if pending:
+                self._log.warning("forcefully terminate remaining tasks")
+                future = asyncio.gather(*pending)
+                future.cancel()
+                future.exception()
+
+        asyncio.get_event_loop().stop()
+        self._shutdown = False
+        self._log.info("shutdown complete")
+
+    async def _reload(self, signame):
+        self._log.info(f"got signal {signame}, reload config")
 
 
 def main():
@@ -145,7 +165,7 @@ def main():
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     if args.version:
-        print(f"{myname} ({version})")
+        print(f"{myname} ({__version__})")
         sys.exit(0)
 
     if args.list:
@@ -196,13 +216,17 @@ def main():
         f"%(asctime)s - {myname}/%(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s")
     ch.setFormatter(formatter)
 
-    log = logging.getLogger(myname)
     loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
     for signame in ["SIGINT", "SIGTERM"]:
         loop.add_signal_handler(
             getattr(signal, signame),
             lambda: asyncio.ensure_future(
-                _shutdown(signame, daemon, log)))
+                daemon.shutdown(signame)))
+
+    loop.add_signal_handler(
+        getattr(signal, "SIGHUP"),
+        lambda: asyncio.ensure_future(
+            daemon.reload(signame)))
 
     daemon.start()
     loop.run_forever()
diff --git a/pyinotifyd/watch.py b/pyinotifyd/watch.py
index 40ccf91..8eef2ff 100755
--- a/pyinotifyd/watch.py
+++ b/pyinotifyd/watch.py
@@ -100,8 +100,7 @@ class Watch:
 
     def event_notifier(self, wm, loop=asyncio.get_event_loop()):
         handler = pyinotify.ProcessEvent()
-        wm.add_watch(
-            self.path, pyinotify.ALL_EVENTS, rec=self.rec, auto_add=self.auto_add,
-            do_glob=True)
+        wm.add_watch(self.path, pyinotify.ALL_EVENTS, rec=self.rec,
+                     auto_add=self.auto_add, do_glob=True)
 
         return pyinotify.AsyncioNotifier(wm, loop, default_proc_fun=handler)