diff --git a/apps/app_confbridge.c b/apps/app_confbridge.c
index 96ef12460e..8919b7e248 100644
--- a/apps/app_confbridge.c
+++ b/apps/app_confbridge.c
@@ -3142,7 +3142,7 @@ static int load_module(void)
 {
 	int res = 0;
 
-	if (conf_load_config(0)) {
+	if (conf_load_config()) {
 		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Unable to load config. Not loading module.\n");
 		return AST_MODULE_LOAD_DECLINE;
 	}
@@ -3191,7 +3191,7 @@ static int load_module(void)
 
 static int reload(void)
 {
-	return conf_load_config(1);
+	return conf_reload_config();
 }
 
 AST_MODULE_INFO(ASTERISK_GPL_KEY, AST_MODFLAG_LOAD_ORDER, "Conference Bridge Application",
diff --git a/apps/confbridge/conf_config_parser.c b/apps/confbridge/conf_config_parser.c
index 6cec255221..042968c59a 100644
--- a/apps/confbridge/conf_config_parser.c
+++ b/apps/confbridge/conf_config_parser.c
@@ -1889,12 +1889,10 @@ static int verify_default_profiles(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int conf_load_config(int reload)
+int conf_load_config(void)
 {
-	if (!reload) {
-		if (aco_info_init(&cfg_info)) {
-			return -1;
-		}
+	if (aco_info_init(&cfg_info)) {
+		return -1;
 	}
 
 	/* User options */
@@ -1944,23 +1942,29 @@ int conf_load_config(int reload)
 	aco_option_register(&cfg_info, "type", ACO_EXACT, menu_types, NULL, OPT_NOOP_T, 0, 0);
 	aco_option_register_custom(&cfg_info, "^[0-9A-D*#]+$", ACO_REGEX, menu_types, NULL, menu_option_handler, 0);
 
-	if (aco_process_config(&cfg_info, reload) == ACO_PROCESS_ERROR) {
+	if (aco_process_config(&cfg_info, 0) == ACO_PROCESS_ERROR) {
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	if (!reload && ast_cli_register_multiple(cli_confbridge_parser, ARRAY_LEN(cli_confbridge_parser))) {
+	if (ast_cli_register_multiple(cli_confbridge_parser, ARRAY_LEN(cli_confbridge_parser))) {
 		goto error;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 error:
-	/* On a reload, just keep the config we already have in place. */
-	if (!reload) {
-		conf_destroy_config();
-	}
+	conf_destroy_config();
 	return -1;
 }
 
+int conf_reload_config(void)
+{
+	if (aco_process_config(&cfg_info, 1) == ACO_PROCESS_ERROR) {
+		/* On a reload, just keep the config we already have in place. */
+		return -1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void conf_user_profile_copy(struct user_profile *dst, struct user_profile *src)
 {
 	*dst = *src;
diff --git a/apps/confbridge/include/confbridge.h b/apps/confbridge/include/confbridge.h
index 1af621dd86..60b2eab875 100644
--- a/apps/confbridge/include/confbridge.h
+++ b/apps/confbridge/include/confbridge.h
@@ -247,7 +247,10 @@ struct confbridge_user {
 };
 
 /*! \brief load confbridge.conf file */
-int conf_load_config(int reload);
+int conf_load_config(void);
+
+/*! \brief reload confbridge.conf file */
+int conf_reload_config(void);
 
 /*! \brief destroy the information loaded from the confbridge.conf file*/
 void conf_destroy_config(void);