diff --git a/main/cel.c b/main/cel.c
index 02b37dc11d..761ba9b1d7 100644
--- a/main/cel.c
+++ b/main/cel.c
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ static int do_reload(void)
 
 	config = ast_config_load2("cel.conf", "cel", config_flags);
 
-	if (config == CONFIG_STATUS_FILEMISSING) {
+	if (config == CONFIG_STATUS_FILEMISSING || config == CONFIG_STATUS_FILEUNCHANGED || config == CONFIG_STATUS_FILEINVALID) {
 		config = NULL;
 		goto return_cleanup;
 	}