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@@ -140,9 +140,14 @@ trap cleanup EXIT
 if [[ $reload = yes ]]; then
   in_sock=$IN_SOCK out_sock=$OUT_SOCK
   trigger=$TRIGGER dev=$DEV level=$LOG_LEVEL
+  registered=$REGISTERED
 
   debug "doing a reload. pid is %d" "$$"
 
+  if [[ -v KEEP_TRYING ]]; then
+    keep_trying=$KEEP_TRYING desired_nick=$DESIRED
+  fi
+
   if [[ $tls = yes ]]; then
     sock_dir=$SOCK_DIR
     tls_pid=$tls_pid
@@ -618,7 +623,11 @@ hook_post_PRIVMSG_control_panel() {
     reload)
       export IN_SOCK=$in_sock OUT_SOCK=$out_sock LOG_FD=$log DEV=$dev
       export RELOAD_TO=$to TRIGGER=$trigger LOG_LEVEL=$level
-      export NICK=$nick IDENT=$ident
+      export NICK=$nick IDENT=$ident REGISTERED=$registered
+
+      if [[ $keep_trying = yes ]]; then
+        export KEEP_TRYING=yes DESIRED=$desired_nick
+      fi
 
       if [[ -v host ]]; then
         export HOST=$host