diff --git a/servatrice/src/server_logger.cpp b/servatrice/src/server_logger.cpp
index ee411d0f..2b841ace 100644
--- a/servatrice/src/server_logger.cpp
+++ b/servatrice/src/server_logger.cpp
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ void ServerLogger::rotateLogs()
 {
     if (!logFile)
         return;
+
+    flushBuffer();
     
     logFile->close();
     logFile->open(QIODevice::Append);
diff --git a/servatrice/src/serversocketinterface.cpp b/servatrice/src/serversocketinterface.cpp
index cb148997..d4d4bdc4 100644
--- a/servatrice/src/serversocketinterface.cpp
+++ b/servatrice/src/serversocketinterface.cpp
@@ -960,6 +960,7 @@ Response::ResponseCode ServerSocketInterface::cmdShutdownServer(const Command_Sh
 
 Response::ResponseCode ServerSocketInterface::cmdReloadConfig(const Command_ReloadConfig & /* cmd */, ResponseContainer & /*rc*/)
 {
+    logDebugMessage("Received admin command: reloading configuration");
     settingsCache->sync();
     return Response::RespOk;
 }
diff --git a/servatrice/src/signalhandler.cpp b/servatrice/src/signalhandler.cpp
index a5c64ab4..d06fc1db 100644
--- a/servatrice/src/signalhandler.cpp
+++ b/servatrice/src/signalhandler.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void SignalHandler::internalSigHupHandler()
 
     std::cerr << "Received SIGHUP" << std::endl;
 #endif
-    logger->logMessage("Received SIGHUP");
+    logger->logMessage("Received SIGHUP, rotating logs and reloading configuration", this);
     logger->rotateLogs();
 
     settingsCache->sync();