diff --git a/weed/command/volume.go b/weed/command/volume.go
index 24945d0e3..4c6bb20c2 100644
--- a/weed/command/volume.go
+++ b/weed/command/volume.go
@@ -265,6 +265,8 @@ func (v VolumeServerOptions) startVolumeServer(volumeFolders, maxVolumeCounts, v
 	// starting the cluster http server
 	clusterHttpServer := v.startClusterHttpService(volumeMux)
 
+	grace.OnReload(volumeServer.LoadNewVolumes)
+
 	stopChan := make(chan bool)
 	grace.OnInterrupt(func() {
 		fmt.Println("volume server has been killed")
diff --git a/weed/server/volume_server.go b/weed/server/volume_server.go
index 8e20b0846..8c6c63c56 100644
--- a/weed/server/volume_server.go
+++ b/weed/server/volume_server.go
@@ -137,6 +137,11 @@ func (vs *VolumeServer) SetStopping() {
 	vs.store.SetStopping()
 }
 
+func (vs *VolumeServer) LoadNewVolumes() {
+	glog.V(0).Infoln(" Loading new volume ids ...")
+	vs.store.LoadNewVolumes()
+}
+
 func (vs *VolumeServer) Shutdown() {
 	glog.V(0).Infoln("Shutting down volume server...")
 	vs.store.Close()
diff --git a/weed/storage/store.go b/weed/storage/store.go
index 76be2fa9c..8dea7496d 100644
--- a/weed/storage/store.go
+++ b/weed/storage/store.go
@@ -361,6 +361,12 @@ func (s *Store) SetStopping() {
 	}
 }
 
+func (s *Store) LoadNewVolumes() {
+	for _, location := range s.Locations {
+		location.loadExistingVolumes(s.NeedleMapKind)
+	}
+}
+
 func (s *Store) Close() {
 	for _, location := range s.Locations {
 		location.Close()
diff --git a/weed/util/grace/signal_handling.go b/weed/util/grace/signal_handling.go
index 8146668be..14b998796 100644
--- a/weed/util/grace/signal_handling.go
+++ b/weed/util/grace/signal_handling.go
@@ -11,39 +11,55 @@ import (
 )
 
 var signalChan chan os.Signal
-var hooks = make([]func(), 0)
-var hookLock sync.RWMutex
+var interruptHooks = make([]func(), 0)
+var interruptHookLock sync.RWMutex
+var reloadHooks = make([]func(), 0)
+var reloadHookLock sync.RWMutex
 
 func init() {
 	signalChan = make(chan os.Signal, 1)
-	signal.Ignore(syscall.SIGHUP)
 	signal.Notify(signalChan,
 		os.Interrupt,
 		os.Kill,
 		syscall.SIGALRM,
-		// syscall.SIGHUP,
+		syscall.SIGHUP,
 		syscall.SIGINT,
 		syscall.SIGTERM,
 		// syscall.SIGQUIT,
 	)
 	go func() {
-		for range signalChan {
-			hookLock.RLock()
-			for _, hook := range hooks {
-				hook()
+		for s := range signalChan {
+			if s.String() == syscall.SIGHUP.String() {
+				reloadHookLock.RLock()
+				for _, hook := range reloadHooks {
+					hook()
+				}
+				reloadHookLock.RUnlock()
+			} else {
+				interruptHookLock.RLock()
+				for _, hook := range interruptHooks {
+					hook()
+				}
+				interruptHookLock.RUnlock()
+				os.Exit(0)
 			}
-			hookLock.RUnlock()
-			os.Exit(0)
 		}
 	}()
 }
 
+func OnReload(fn func()) {
+	// prevent reentry
+	reloadHookLock.Lock()
+	defer reloadHookLock.Unlock()
+	reloadHooks = append(reloadHooks, fn)
+}
+
 func OnInterrupt(fn func()) {
 	// prevent reentry
-	hookLock.Lock()
-	defer hookLock.Unlock()
+	interruptHookLock.Lock()
+	defer interruptHookLock.Unlock()
 
 	// deal with control+c,etc
 	// controlling terminal close, daemon not exit
-	hooks = append(hooks, fn)
+	interruptHooks = append(interruptHooks, fn)
 }