diff --git a/photobooth/Photobooth.py b/photobooth/Photobooth.py
index 0904b70..73b08d2 100644
--- a/photobooth/Photobooth.py
+++ b/photobooth/Photobooth.py
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ def main_photobooth(config, send, recv):
     return photobooth.run(send, recv)
 
 
-def main(argv):
+def run(argv):
 
     config = Config('photobooth.cfg')
 
@@ -181,3 +181,20 @@ def main(argv):
 
     gui = PyQt5Gui(argv, config)
     return gui.run(event_send, gui_recv)
+
+
+def main(argv):
+
+    known_status_codes = {
+        -1: 'Initializing photobooth',
+        -2: 'Restarting photobooth and reloading config'
+    }
+
+    status_code = -1
+
+    while status_code in known_status_codes:
+        print(known_status_codes[status_code])
+
+        status_code = run(argv)
+
+    return status_code
diff --git a/photobooth/PyQt5Gui.py b/photobooth/PyQt5Gui.py
index 70d1d5d..983f4f5 100644
--- a/photobooth/PyQt5Gui.py
+++ b/photobooth/PyQt5Gui.py
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ class PyQt5Gui(Gui.Gui):
 
         self.showStart()
 
-        return self._app.exec_()
+        exit_code = self._app.exec_()
+        self._p = None
+
+        return exit_code
 
 
     def close(self):
@@ -41,6 +44,11 @@ class PyQt5Gui(Gui.Gui):
         self._p.close()
 
 
+    def restart(self):
+        
+        self._app.exit(-2)
+
+
     def handleKeypressEvent(self, event):
 
         if event.key() == Qt.Key_Escape:
@@ -284,7 +292,7 @@ class PyQt5Settings(QFrame):
         layout.addRow(QLabel('Width:'), self._value_widgets['Gui']['width'])
         layout.addRow(QLabel('Height:'), self._value_widgets['Gui']['height'])
 
-        widget = QGroupBox('Interface settings (restart required)')
+        widget = QGroupBox('Interface settings')
         widget.setLayout(layout)
         return widget
 
@@ -294,7 +302,7 @@ class PyQt5Settings(QFrame):
         global cfg
 
         self._value_widgets['Gpio'] = {}
-        self._value_widgets['Gpio']['enable'] = QCheckBox('Enable GPIO (restart required)')
+        self._value_widgets['Gpio']['enable'] = QCheckBox('Enable GPIO')
         if cfg.getBool('Gpio', 'enable'):
             self._value_widgets['Gpio']['enable'].toggle()
         self._value_widgets['Gpio']['exit_channel'] = QLineEdit(cfg.get('Gpio', 'exit_channel'))
@@ -347,7 +355,7 @@ class PyQt5Settings(QFrame):
         global cfg
 
         self._value_widgets['Photobooth'] = {}
-        self._value_widgets['Photobooth']['show_preview'] = QCheckBox('Show preview while countdown (restart required)')
+        self._value_widgets['Photobooth']['show_preview'] = QCheckBox('Show preview while countdown')
         if cfg.getBool('Photobooth', 'show_preview'):
             self._value_widgets['Photobooth']['show_preview'].toggle()
         self._value_widgets['Photobooth']['pose_time'] = QLineEdit(cfg.get('Photobooth', 'pose_time'))
@@ -463,7 +471,7 @@ class PyQt5Settings(QFrame):
         cfg.set('Camera', 'gphoto2_wrapper', wrapper_idx2val[self._value_widgets['Camera']['gphoto2_wrapper'].currentIndex()])
 
         cfg.write()
-        self._gui.showStart()
+        self._gui.restart()
 
 
     def restoreDefaults(self):