diff --git a/src/onionrcommands/daemonlaunch/spawndaemonthreads.py b/src/onionrcommands/daemonlaunch/spawndaemonthreads.py
index a19f2542..86d4efac 100644
--- a/src/onionrcommands/daemonlaunch/spawndaemonthreads.py
+++ b/src/onionrcommands/daemonlaunch/spawndaemonthreads.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 
 def spawn_client_threads(shared_state: 'TooMany'):
     kv: 'DeadSimpleKV' = shared_state.get_by_string('DeadSimpleKV')
+    config.reload()
     add_onionr_thread(get_online_peers, (shared_state,), 3, 1)
 
     add_onionr_thread(