diff --git a/master_utils.c b/master_utils.c
index c2d9d77a..499de2c6 100644
--- a/master_utils.c
+++ b/master_utils.c
@@ -238,6 +238,9 @@ void uwsgi_reload(char **argv) {
 		waitpid(WAIT_ANY, &waitpid_status, WNOHANG);
 	}
 
+	// call atexit user exec
+	uwsgi_exec_atexit();
+
 	if (uwsgi.exit_on_reload) {
 		uwsgi_log("uWSGI: GAME OVER (insert coin)\n");
 		exit(0);
diff --git a/uwsgi.c b/uwsgi.c
index d3706655..77c01895 100644
--- a/uwsgi.c
+++ b/uwsgi.c
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ struct uwsgi_plugin unconfigured_plugin = {
 	.after_request = unconfigured_after_hook,
 };
 
-static void uwsgi_exec_atexit(void) {
+void uwsgi_exec_atexit(void) {
 	if (getpid() == masterpid) {
         	// now run exit scripts needed by the user
                 struct uwsgi_string_list *usl = uwsgi.exec_as_user_atexit;
diff --git a/uwsgi.h b/uwsgi.h
index 402c2200..0832bacd 100644
--- a/uwsgi.h
+++ b/uwsgi.h
@@ -2834,6 +2834,7 @@ uint64_t uwsgi_micros(void);
 int uwsgi_is_file(char *);
 
 void uwsgi_receive_signal(int, char *, int);
+void uwsgi_exec_atexit(void);
 
 #ifdef UWSGI_AS_SHARED_LIBRARY
 int uwsgi_init(int, char **, char **);