diff --git a/pkg/config/app_config.go b/pkg/config/app_config.go
index 86801781b..b6d668439 100644
--- a/pkg/config/app_config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/app_config.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ type AppConfigurer interface {
 	SaveAppState() error
 	SetIsNewRepo(bool)
 	GetIsNewRepo() bool
+	ReloadUserConfig() error
 }
 
 // NewAppConfig makes a new app config
@@ -203,6 +204,16 @@ func (c *AppConfig) GetUserConfigDir() string {
 	return c.UserConfigDir
 }
 
+func (c *AppConfig) ReloadUserConfig() error {
+	userConfig, err := loadUserConfigWithDefaults(c.UserConfigDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	c.UserConfig = userConfig
+	return nil
+}
+
 func configFilePath(filename string) (string, error) {
 	folder, err := findOrCreateConfigDir()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/gui.go b/pkg/gui/gui.go
index b0d430fc6..f266c2464 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/gui.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/gui.go
@@ -464,6 +464,9 @@ func (gui *Gui) Run() error {
 	}
 
 	g.OnSearchEscape = gui.onSearchEscape
+	if err := gui.Config.ReloadUserConfig(); err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
 	userConfig := gui.Config.GetUserConfig()
 	g.SearchEscapeKey = gui.getKey(userConfig.Keybinding.Universal.Return)
 	g.NextSearchMatchKey = gui.getKey(userConfig.Keybinding.Universal.NextMatch)