diff --git a/resources/lib/database/__init__.py b/resources/lib/database/__init__.py
index 1eedad8e..b88b6d0b 100644
--- a/resources/lib/database/__init__.py
+++ b/resources/lib/database/__init__.py
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ class Database(object):
         modified = {'file': None, 'time': 0}
 
         for file in reversed(files):
-            if file.startswith(database) and not file.endswith('-wal') and not file.endswith('-shm'):
+            if (file.startswith(database) and not file.endswith('-wal') and
+                not file.endswith('-shm') and not file.endswith('db-journal')):
 
                 st = xbmcvfs.Stat(databases + file.decode('utf-8'))
                 modified_int = st.st_mtime()
diff --git a/resources/lib/entrypoint/service.py b/resources/lib/entrypoint/service.py
index 3aee5691..e6efa3e9 100644
--- a/resources/lib/entrypoint/service.py
+++ b/resources/lib/entrypoint/service.py
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class Service(xbmc.Monitor):
                 return False
 
             get_objects(zipfile, label + '.zip')
-            reload(objects) # to apply latest changes
+            self.reload_objects()
 
             dialog("notification", heading="{emby}", message=_(33156), icon="{emby}")
             LOG.info("--[ new objects/%s ]", objects.version)
@@ -477,6 +477,30 @@ class Service(xbmc.Monitor):
             if not self.settings['kodi_companion']:
                 dialog("ok", heading="{emby}", line1=_(33138))
 
+    def reload_objects(self):
+
+        ''' Reload objects which depends on the patch module.
+            This allows to see the changes in code without restarting the python interpreter.
+        '''
+        import full_sync
+
+        reload_modules = ['objects.movies', 'objects.musicvideos', 'objects.tvshows',
+                          'objects.music', 'objects.obj', 'objects.actions', 'objects.kodi.kodi',
+                          'objects.kodi.movies', 'objects.kodi.musicvideos', 'objects.kodi.tvshows',
+                          'objects.kodi.music', 'objects.kodi.artwork', 'objects.kodi.queries',
+                          'objects.kodi.queries_music', 'objects.kodi.queries_texture']
+
+        for mod in reload_modules:
+            del sys.modules[mod]
+
+        reload(objects.kodi)
+        reload(objects)
+        reload(library)
+        reload(full_sync)
+        reload(monitor)
+
+        LOG.warn("---[ objects reloaded ]")
+
     def shutdown(self):
 
         LOG.warn("---<[ EXITING ]")
diff --git a/service.py b/service.py
index e88b2936..8f6c7dd6 100644
--- a/service.py
+++ b/service.py
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ class ServiceManager(threading.Thread):
 
             if not 'ExitService' in error and service is not None:
                 service.shutdown()
+            elif 'RestartService' in error:
+                service.reload_objects()
 
             self.exception = error
 
@@ -82,31 +84,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
             session.join() # Block until the thread exits.
 
             if 'RestartService' in session.exception:
-
-                ''' Reload objects which depends on the patch module.
-                '''
-                LOG.warn("--[ RESTART ]")
-
-                import objects
-                import library
-                import full_sync
-                import monitor
-
-                reload_modules = ['objects.movies', 'objects.musicvideos', 'objects.tvshows',
-                                  'objects.music', 'objects.obj', 'objects.actions', 'objects.kodi.kodi',
-                                  'objects.kodi.movies', 'objects.kodi.musicvideos', 'objects.kodi.tvshows',
-                                  'objects.kodi.music', 'objects.kodi.artwork', 'objects.kodi.queries',
-                                  'objects.kodi.queries_music', 'objects.kodi.queries_texture']
-
-                for mod in reload_modules:
-                    del sys.modules[mod]
-
-                reload(objects.kodi)
-                reload(objects)
-                reload(library)
-                reload(full_sync)
-                reload(monitor)
-
                 continue
 
         except Exception as error: