diff --git a/app/controllers/application.rb b/app/controllers/application.rb
--- a/app/controllers/application.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
       return false
     end
 
+    Configuration.reload
     # check if run in single user mode
     if (Configuration[SINGLE_USER_MODE_CONF_KEY])
       user = User.find(session[:user_id])