diff --git a/includes/kore.h b/includes/kore.h
index a14ce0e..4e2a3e3 100644
--- a/includes/kore.h
+++ b/includes/kore.h
@@ -625,6 +625,9 @@ int		kore_module_handler_new(const char *, const char *,
 		    const char *, const char *, int);
 void		kore_module_handler_free(struct kore_module_handle *);
 
+void		kore_runtime_init(void);
+void		kore_runtime_reload(void);
+void		kore_runtime_cleanup(void);
 struct kore_runtime_call	*kore_runtime_getcall(const char *);
 
 void	kore_runtime_execute(struct kore_runtime_call *);
@@ -648,7 +651,6 @@ struct kore_module_handle	*kore_module_handler_find(const char *,
 
 #if !defined(KORE_NO_HTTP)
 void		kore_validator_init(void);
-void		kore_validator_reload(void);
 int		kore_validator_add(const char *, u_int8_t, const char *);
 int		kore_validator_run(struct http_request *, const char *, char *);
 int		kore_validator_check(struct http_request *,
diff --git a/src/kore.c b/src/kore.c
index 33b2cbd..5f05fc8 100644
--- a/src/kore.c
+++ b/src/kore.c
@@ -166,9 +166,10 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	argv += optind;
 
 	kore_mem_init();
+	kore_runtime_init();
 
 	if (argc > 0)
-		fatal("did you mean to run `kodev´ instead?");
+		fatal("did you mean to run `kodev` instead?");
 
 	kore_pid = getpid();
 	nlisteners = 0;
@@ -235,6 +236,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	kore_python_cleanup();
 #endif
 
+	kore_runtime_cleanup();
 	kore_mem_cleanup();
 
 	return (0);
diff --git a/src/module.c b/src/module.c
index de9e93b..e74e412 100644
--- a/src/module.c
+++ b/src/module.c
@@ -134,8 +134,6 @@ kore_module_reload(int cbs)
 {
 	struct stat			st;
 	int				ret;
-	struct kore_domain		*dom;
-	struct kore_module_handle	*hdlr;
 	struct kore_module		*module;
 
 	TAILQ_FOREACH(module, &modules, list) {
@@ -182,19 +180,7 @@ kore_module_reload(int cbs)
 		kore_log(LOG_NOTICE, "reloaded '%s' module", module->path);
 	}
 
-	TAILQ_FOREACH(dom, &domains, list) {
-		TAILQ_FOREACH(hdlr, &(dom->handlers), list) {
-			kore_free(hdlr->rcall);
-			hdlr->rcall = kore_runtime_getcall(hdlr->func);
-			if (hdlr->rcall == NULL)
-				fatal("no function '%s' found", hdlr->func);
-			hdlr->errors = 0;
-		}
-	}
-
-#if !defined(KORE_NO_HTTP)
-	kore_validator_reload();
-#endif
+	kore_runtime_reload();
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/src/runtime.c b/src/runtime.c
index 46879fd..65fa400 100644
--- a/src/runtime.c
+++ b/src/runtime.c
@@ -51,13 +51,61 @@ struct kore_runtime kore_native_runtime = {
 	.execute = native_runtime_execute
 };
 
+struct symbol {
+	char				*name;
+	struct kore_runtime_call	*rcall;
+	TAILQ_ENTRY(symbol)		list;
+};
+
+static TAILQ_HEAD(, symbol)		resolved_symbols;
+
+void
+kore_runtime_init(void)
+{
+	TAILQ_INIT(&resolved_symbols);
+}
+
+void
+kore_runtime_cleanup(void)
+{
+	struct symbol		*sym;
+
+	while ((sym = TAILQ_FIRST(&resolved_symbols)) != NULL) {
+		TAILQ_REMOVE(&resolved_symbols, sym, list);
+		kore_free(sym->name);
+		kore_free(sym);
+	}
+}
+
+void
+kore_runtime_reload(void)
+{
+	void			*ptr;
+	struct symbol		*sym;
+	struct kore_runtime	*runtime;
+
+	TAILQ_FOREACH(sym, &resolved_symbols, list) {
+		ptr = kore_module_getsym(sym->name, &runtime);
+		if (ptr == NULL)
+			fatal("required symbol '%s' not found", sym->name);
+		sym->rcall->runtime = runtime;
+		sym->rcall->addr = ptr;
+	}
+}
+
 struct kore_runtime_call *
 kore_runtime_getcall(const char *symbol)
 {
 	void				*ptr;
+	struct symbol			*sym;
 	struct kore_runtime_call	*rcall;
 	struct kore_runtime		*runtime;
 
+	TAILQ_FOREACH(sym, &resolved_symbols, list) {
+		if (!strcmp(sym->name, symbol))
+			return (sym->rcall);
+	}
+
 	ptr = kore_module_getsym(symbol, &runtime);
 	if (ptr == NULL)
 		return (NULL);
@@ -66,6 +114,11 @@ kore_runtime_getcall(const char *symbol)
 	rcall->addr = ptr;
 	rcall->runtime = runtime;
 
+	sym = kore_malloc(sizeof(*sym));
+	sym->name = kore_strdup(symbol);
+	sym->rcall = rcall;
+	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&resolved_symbols, sym, list);
+
 	return (rcall);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/validator.c b/src/validator.c
index fd26350..30194d9 100644
--- a/src/validator.c
+++ b/src/validator.c
@@ -104,22 +104,6 @@ kore_validator_check(struct http_request *req, struct kore_validator *val,
 	return (r);
 }
 
-void
-kore_validator_reload(void)
-{
-	struct kore_validator		*val;
-
-	TAILQ_FOREACH(val, &validators, list) {
-		if (val->type != KORE_VALIDATOR_TYPE_FUNCTION)
-			continue;
-
-		kore_free(val->rcall);
-		val->rcall = kore_runtime_getcall(val->arg);
-		if (val->rcall == NULL)
-			fatal("no function for validator %s found", val->arg);
-	}
-}
-
 struct kore_validator *
 kore_validator_lookup(const char *name)
 {
diff --git a/src/worker.c b/src/worker.c
index 1679a5b..4da79ca 100644
--- a/src/worker.c
+++ b/src/worker.c
@@ -446,7 +446,9 @@ kore_worker_entry(struct kore_worker *kw)
 
 	kore_debug("worker %d shutting down", kw->id);
 
+	kore_runtime_cleanup();
 	kore_mem_cleanup();
+
 	exit(0);
 }