diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 6c87349f4..7c0bdf6c1 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ sipwise/usrloc-don-t-synchronize-on-destroy-for-DB_ONLY.patch
 sipwise/presence_offline_cleanup.patch
 ### active development
 sipwise/permissions-don-t-allow-reloads-in-the-middle-of-ong.patch
+sipwise/permissions_consider_db_mode_when_rpc_reload.patch
+
 ### Don't just put stuff in any order
 ### use gbp pq import/export tooling to help maintain patches
 ###
diff --git a/debian/patches/sipwise/permissions_consider_db_mode_when_rpc_reload.patch b/debian/patches/sipwise/permissions_consider_db_mode_when_rpc_reload.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee3fb948d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/sipwise/permissions_consider_db_mode_when_rpc_reload.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+--- a/src/modules/permissions/rpc.c
++++ b/src/modules/permissions/rpc.c
+@@ -60,12 +60,19 @@ void rpc_trusted_reload(rpc_t *rpc, void
+ 		return;
+ 	}
+ 
+-	if(reload_trusted_table_cmd() != 1) {
+-		rpc->fault(c, 500, "Reload failed.");
+-		goto done;
++	// only reload the hash buckets then, when the cache is activated (db_mode = 1)
++	if(perm_db_mode == ENABLE_CACHE) {
++		if(reload_trusted_table_cmd() != 1) {
++			rpc->fault(c, 500, "Reload failed.");
++			goto done;
++		}
++		rpc->rpl_printf(c, "Reload OK");
++	} else {
++		LM_DBG("Skip trusted sources reload in hash buckets, caching is "
++			   "disabled.\n");
++		rpc->fault(c, 500, "Reload skipped (disabled cache)");
+ 	}
+ 
+-	rpc->rpl_printf(c, "Reload OK");
+ done:
+ 	// reloading is done
+ 	*perm_rpc_reload_time = time(NULL);