diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 27060ef..d43127d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ WWW_OWNER = www-data
 # ############################
 
 SRC := configfile.c event.c helper.c logging.c network.c pidfile.c plugins.c probe.c
-SRC += sammler.c sockaddr.c
+SRC += sammler.c signals.c sockaddr.c
 CFLAGS := -O2 -Wall -MMD -fno-stack-protector -I.
 LDFLAGS := -ldl -rdynamic
 
diff --git a/event.c b/event.c
index 2f255c7..9c91b20 100644
--- a/event.c
+++ b/event.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
 static LIST_HEAD(event_fd_list);
 static LIST_HEAD(event_timeout_list);
+static int leave_loop;
 
 struct event_fd {
 	struct list_head list;
@@ -198,6 +199,11 @@ void event_remove_timeout(struct event_timeout *entry)
 	entry->flags |= EVENT_DELETE;
 }
 
+void event_loop_break(void *dummy)
+{
+	leave_loop = 1;
+}
+
 int event_loop(void)
 {
 	fd_set *fdsets = malloc(sizeof(fd_set) * 2);
@@ -206,7 +212,8 @@ int event_loop(void)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	while (1) {
+	leave_loop = 0;
+	while (!leave_loop) {
 		struct timeval timeout, *timeout_p = NULL;
 		if (!list_empty(&event_timeout_list)) {
 			struct timeval now;
@@ -247,6 +254,7 @@ int event_loop(void)
 
 		fd_set *readfds = NULL, *writefds = NULL;
 		struct event_fd *entry, *tmp;
+		int maxfd = -1;
 
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, tmp, &event_fd_list, list) {
 			entry->flags &= ~EVENT_NEW;
@@ -272,9 +280,11 @@ int event_loop(void)
 				}
 				FD_SET(entry->fd, writefds);
 			}
+
+			maxfd = (entry->fd > maxfd) ? entry->fd : maxfd;
 		}
 
-		int i = select(FD_SETSIZE, readfds, writefds, NULL, timeout_p);
+		int i = select(maxfd +1, readfds, writefds, NULL, timeout_p);
 		if (i <= 0) {
 			/* On error, -1 is returned, and errno is set
 			 * appropriately; the sets and timeout become
@@ -295,4 +305,5 @@ int event_loop(void)
 		}
 	}
 	free(fdsets);
+	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/event.h b/event.h
index 05ae63f..28150a8 100644
--- a/event.h
+++ b/event.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ struct event_timeout * event_add_timeout(
 
 void event_remove_timeout(struct event_timeout *entry);
 
+void event_loop_break(void *dummy);
 int event_loop(void);
 
 #endif /* _EVENT_H_ */
diff --git a/logging.c b/logging.c
index 7d7bb14..ddc1128 100644
--- a/logging.c
+++ b/logging.c
@@ -77,11 +77,15 @@ int log_print(int prio, const char *fmt, ...)
 
 void log_close(void)
 {
-	if (buffer)
+	if (buffer) {
 		free(buffer);
+		buffer = NULL;
+	}
 
-	if (log_fd)
+	if (log_fd) {
 		fclose(log_fd);
+		log_fd = NULL;
+	}
 }
 
 int log_init(const char *logfile)
@@ -100,6 +104,7 @@ int log_init(const char *logfile)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	log_prio = LOG_EVERYTIME;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/network.c b/network.c
index 4dcc856..f49fd2c 100644
--- a/network.c
+++ b/network.c
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ void net_close(void) {
 		free(entry);
 	}
 
+	fwd_buf_len = 0;
 	if (fwd_buf != NULL)
 		free(fwd_buf);
 }
diff --git a/probe.c b/probe.c
index d38194f..12a5590 100644
--- a/probe.c
+++ b/probe.c
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ static const char *hostname;
 int probe_init(void)
 {
 	const char *fwd_only = config_get_string("global", "forward_only", "false");
+	submit_flags = 0;
+
 	if (!strncmp(fwd_only, "true", 4))
 		submit_flags |= SUBMIT_NET_ONLY;
 
diff --git a/sammler.c b/sammler.c
index c2dc4d1..84626e3 100644
--- a/sammler.c
+++ b/sammler.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "pidfile.h"
 #include "plugins.h"
 #include "probe.h"
+#include "signals.h"
 
 #define DEFAULT_CONFIG "sammler.conf"
 #define DEFAULT_LOGFILE "sammler.log"
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	} while (code != -1);
 
 	/* parse config file */
-	if (config_parse(config))
+	if (config_parse(config) < 0)
 		exit(1);
 
 	/* check logfile */
@@ -98,7 +99,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		}
 
 		/* start logging */
-		const char *logfile = config_get_string("global", "logfile", DEFAULT_LOGFILE);
 		if (log_init(logfile) < 0)
 			exit(1);
 
@@ -112,22 +112,44 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		}
 	}
 
-	log_print(LOG_EVERYTIME, "sammler (pid:%d)", getpid());
+	signal_init();
+	signal_set_callback(SIGUSR1, event_loop_break, NULL);
 
-	if (probe_init())
-		exit(1);
+	log_print(LOG_EVERYTIME, "sammler started (pid:%d)", getpid());
 
-	if (net_init())
-		exit(1);
+	while (1) {
+		if (probe_init())
+			break;
 
-	if (sammler_rrd_init())
-		exit(1);
+		if (net_init())
+			break;
+
+		if (sammler_rrd_init())
+			break;
+
+		if (plugin_init())
+			break;
+
+		/* exited on restart / SIGUSR1 */
+		event_loop();
+
+		plugin_close();
 
-	if (plugin_init()) {
 		net_close();
-		exit(1);
+
+		log_close();
+
+		config_free();
+
+		if (config_parse(config) < 0)
+			break;
+
+		logfile = config_get_string("global", "logfile", DEFAULT_LOGFILE);
+		if (log_init(logfile) < 0)
+			break;
+
+		log_print(LOG_EVERYTIME, "sammler restarted (pid:%d) ", getpid());
 	}
 
-	event_loop();
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/signals.c b/signals.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d99acf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/signals.c
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *   Copyright (C) 05/2009 by Olaf Rempel                                  *
+ *   razzor@kopf-tisch.de                                                  *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License                *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,       *
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of        *
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the         *
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.                          *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License     *
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the                         *
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,                                       *
+ *   59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.             *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+
+#include "event.h"
+#include "list.h"
+#include "logging.h"
+#include "signals.h"
+
+struct signal_entry {
+	struct list_head list;
+	int signum;
+	int deleted;
+
+	void (*callback)(void *privdata);
+	void *privdata;
+};
+
+static LIST_HEAD(callback_list);
+static int sig_pipe[2];
+
+static void sig_handler(int signal)
+{
+	unsigned char signum = (signal & 0xFF);
+	write(sig_pipe[1], &signum, 1);
+}
+
+int signal_remove_callback(int signum, int type)
+{
+	/* mark all old handler for deletion */
+	struct signal_entry *search;
+	list_for_each_entry(search, &callback_list, list) {
+		if (search->signum == signum)
+			search->deleted = 1;
+	}
+
+	struct sigaction sig_action;
+
+	switch (type) {
+	case SIG_IGNORE:
+		sig_action.sa_handler = SIG_IGN;
+		break;
+
+	default:
+	case SIG_DEFAULT:
+		sig_action.sa_handler = SIG_DFL;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	if (sigaction(signum, &sig_action, NULL) < 0) {
+		log_print(LOG_WARN, "signal_remove_callback(): sigaction()");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	/* trigger remove */
+	sig_handler(0);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int signal_set_callback(int signum, void (*callback)(void *privdata), void *privdata)
+{
+	signal_remove_callback(signum, SIG_DEFAULT);
+
+	struct signal_entry *entry = malloc(sizeof(struct signal_entry));
+	if (entry == NULL) {
+		log_print(LOG_WARN, "signal_add_callback(): out of memory");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	entry->signum = signum;
+	entry->deleted = 0;
+	entry->callback = callback;
+	entry->privdata = privdata;
+	list_add_tail(&entry->list, &callback_list);
+
+	struct sigaction sig_action = {
+		.sa_handler = sig_handler,
+	};
+
+	if (sigaction(signum, &sig_action, NULL) < 0) {
+		log_print(LOG_WARN, "signal_add_callback(): sigaction()");
+		list_del(&entry->list);
+		free(entry);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int sig_event(int fd, void *privdata)
+{
+	unsigned char signum;
+	int len = read(fd, &signum, 1);
+	if (len <= 0) {
+		log_print(LOG_WARN, "sig_event(): read()");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	struct signal_entry *search, *tmp;
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(search, tmp, &callback_list, list) {
+		if (search->deleted) {
+			list_del(&search->list);
+			free(search);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (search->signum == signum)
+			search->callback(search->privdata);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int signal_init(void)
+{
+	if (pipe(sig_pipe) < 0) {
+		log_print(LOG_ERROR, "signal_init(): pipe()");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (fcntl(sig_pipe[0], F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC) < 0) {
+		log_print(LOG_WARN, "signal_init(): fcntl(FD_CLOEXEC)");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (fcntl(sig_pipe[1], F_SETFD, FD_CLOEXEC) < 0) {
+		log_print(LOG_WARN, "signal_init(): fcntl(FD_CLOEXEC)");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	event_add_readfd(NULL, sig_pipe[0], sig_event, NULL);
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/signals.h b/signals.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6d777c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/signals.h
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#ifndef _SIGNALS_H
+#define _SIGNALS_H
+
+#define SIG_DEFAULT	0x00
+#define SIG_IGNORE	0x01
+
+int signal_remove_callback(int signum, int type);
+int signal_set_callback(int signum, void (*callback)(void *privdata), void *privdata);
+
+int signal_init(void);
+
+#endif // _SIGNALS_H