diff --git a/apps/app_meetme.c b/apps/app_meetme.c
index 5cfe5f3470..d78a779a70 100644
--- a/apps/app_meetme.c
+++ b/apps/app_meetme.c
@@ -6064,19 +6064,6 @@ static void sla_check_reload(void)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/* We need to actually delete the previous versions of trunks and stations now */
-	AST_RWLIST_TRAVERSE_SAFE_BEGIN(&sla_stations, station, entry) {
-		AST_RWLIST_REMOVE_CURRENT(entry);
-		ast_free(station);
-	}
-	AST_RWLIST_TRAVERSE_SAFE_END;
-
-	AST_RWLIST_TRAVERSE_SAFE_BEGIN(&sla_trunks, trunk, entry) {
-		AST_RWLIST_REMOVE_CURRENT(entry);
-		ast_free(trunk);
-	}
-	AST_RWLIST_TRAVERSE_SAFE_END;
-
 	/* yay */
 	sla_load_config(1);
 	sla.reload = 0;
@@ -6975,6 +6962,24 @@ static int sla_load_config(int reload)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (reload) {
+		struct sla_station *station;
+		struct sla_trunk *trunk;
+
+		/* We need to actually delete the previous versions of trunks and stations now */
+		AST_RWLIST_TRAVERSE_SAFE_BEGIN(&sla_stations, station, entry) {
+			AST_RWLIST_REMOVE_CURRENT(entry);
+			ast_free(station);
+		}
+		AST_RWLIST_TRAVERSE_SAFE_END;
+
+		AST_RWLIST_TRAVERSE_SAFE_BEGIN(&sla_trunks, trunk, entry) {
+			AST_RWLIST_REMOVE_CURRENT(entry);
+			ast_free(trunk);
+		}
+		AST_RWLIST_TRAVERSE_SAFE_END;
+	}
+
 	if ((val = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "attemptcallerid")))
 		sla.attempt_callerid = ast_true(val);