diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/RuntimeService.ts b/apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/RuntimeService.ts
index bfff3f4a4..643ed3eb1 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/RuntimeService.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/runtime-service/RuntimeService.ts
@@ -476,7 +476,13 @@ class RuntimeService {
   reload() {
     const state = runtimeState.getState();
     if (state.eventNow) {
-      runtimeState.reload();
+      const eventId = runtimeState.reload();
+      if (eventId) {
+        logger.info(LogOrigin.Playback, `Loaded event with ID ${eventId}`);
+        process.nextTick(() => {
+          integrationService.dispatch(TimerLifeCycle.onLoad);
+        });
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/apps/server/src/stores/runtimeState.ts b/apps/server/src/stores/runtimeState.ts
index 70516dcef..945b7e4c5 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/stores/runtimeState.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/stores/runtimeState.ts
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ export function resume(restorePoint: RestorePoint, event: OntimeEvent, rundown:
  * @param {OntimeEvent} event only passed if we are changing the data if a playing timer
  */
 export function reload(event?: OntimeEvent) {
+  // we only pass an event for hot reloading, ie: the event has changed
   if (event) {
     runtimeState.eventNow = event;
 
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ export function reload(event?: OntimeEvent) {
     runtimeState.timer.duration = calculateDuration(runtimeState.eventNow.timeStart, runtimeState.eventNow.timeEnd);
     runtimeState.timer.current = getCurrent(runtimeState);
     runtimeState.timer.expectedFinish = getExpectedFinish(runtimeState);
-    return;
+    return runtimeState.eventNow.id;
   }
   runtimeState.timer.playback = Playback.Armed;
 
@@ -257,6 +258,7 @@ export function reload(event?: OntimeEvent) {
   runtimeState.timer.addedTime = 0;
 
   runtimeState.timer.expectedFinish = getExpectedFinish(runtimeState);
+  return runtimeState.eventNow.id;
 }
 
 /**