diff --git a/lib/middlewares/populateSettings.js b/lib/middlewares/populateSettings.js
index 146aafeb..fd3d4146 100644
--- a/lib/middlewares/populateSettings.js
+++ b/lib/middlewares/populateSettings.js
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
+const _ = require('lodash/fp')
+
 const state = require('./state')
 const newSettingsLoader = require('../new-settings-loader')
 const helpers = require('../route-helpers')
 const logger = require('../logger')
 
-const { settingsCache } = state
-
 const populateSettings = function (req, res, next) {
+  const { needsSettingsReload, settingsCache } = state
   const operatorId = res.locals.operatorId
   const versionId = req.headers['config-version']
   if (versionId !== state.oldVersionId) {
@@ -14,20 +15,21 @@ const populateSettings = function (req, res, next) {
 
   try {
     const operatorSettings = settingsCache.get(operatorId)
-    if (!versionId && operatorSettings) {
-      req.settings = operatorSettings
-      return next()
-    }
-
-    if (!versionId && !operatorSettings) {
+    if (!versionId && (!operatorSettings || !!needsSettingsReload[operatorId])) {
       return newSettingsLoader.loadLatest()
         .then(settings => {
           settingsCache.set(operatorId, settings)
+          delete needsSettingsReload[operatorId]
           req.settings = settings
         })
         .then(() => next())
         .catch(next)
     }
+  
+    if (!versionId && operatorSettings) {
+      req.settings = operatorSettings
+      return next()
+    }
   } catch (e) {
     logger.error(e)
   }
diff --git a/lib/middlewares/state.js b/lib/middlewares/state.js
index 10267d88..2599e259 100644
--- a/lib/middlewares/state.js
+++ b/lib/middlewares/state.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const SETTINGS_CACHE_REFRESH = 3600
 module.exports = (function () {
   return {
     oldVersionId: 'unset',
+    needsSettingsReload: {},
     settingsCache: new NodeCache({
       stdTTL: SETTINGS_CACHE_REFRESH,
       checkperiod: SETTINGS_CACHE_REFRESH // Clear cache every hour
diff --git a/lib/poller.js b/lib/poller.js
index 25011b17..914554dd 100644
--- a/lib/poller.js
+++ b/lib/poller.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const util = require('util')
 const db = require('./db')
 const state = require('./middlewares/state')
 const processBatches = require('./tx-batching-processing')
+const { getOperatorId } = require('./operator')
 
 const INCOMING_TX_INTERVAL = 30 * T.seconds
 const LIVE_INCOMING_TX_INTERVAL = 5 * T.seconds
@@ -98,12 +99,14 @@ function reload (schema) {
   store.set('schema', schema)
   // set asyncLocalStorage so settingsLoader loads settings for the right schema
   return asyncLocalStorage.run(store, () => {
-    return settingsLoader.loadLatest().then(settings => {
-      const pi = plugins(settings)
-      cachedVariables.set(schema, { settings, pi, isReloading: false })
-      logger.debug(`Settings for schema '${schema}' reloaded in poller`)
-      return updateAndLoadSanctions()
-    })
+    return Promise.all([settingsLoader.loadLatest(), getOperatorId('middleware')])
+      .then(([settings, operatorId]) => {
+        const pi = plugins(settings)
+        cachedVariables.set(schema, { settings, pi, isReloading: false })
+        state.needsSettingsReload[operatorId.operatorId] = true
+        logger.debug(`Settings for schema '${schema}' reloaded in poller`)
+        return updateAndLoadSanctions()
+      })
   })
 }