diff --git a/public/src/admin/admin.js b/public/src/admin/admin.js
index f7b7817591..a5de1568c5 100644
--- a/public/src/admin/admin.js
+++ b/public/src/admin/admin.js
@@ -63,8 +63,9 @@
 
 	function setupKeybindings() {
 		Mousetrap.bind('ctrl+shift+a r', function() {
-			console.log('[admin] Reloading NodeBB...');
-			socket.emit('admin.reload');
+			require(['admin/modules/instance'], function(instance) {
+				instance.reload();
+			});
 		});
 
 		Mousetrap.bind('ctrl+shift+a R', function() {
@@ -185,31 +186,8 @@
 		});
 
 		$('.reload').off('click').on('click', function() {
-			app.alert({
-				alert_id: 'instance_reload',
-				type: 'info',
-				title: 'Reloading... <i class="fa fa-spin fa-refresh"></i>',
-				message: 'NodeBB is reloading.',
-				timeout: 5000
-			});
-
-			socket.emit('admin.reload', function(err) {
-				if (!err) {
-					app.alert({
-						alert_id: 'instance_reload',
-						type: 'success',
-						title: '<i class="fa fa-check"></i> Success',
-						message: 'NodeBB has successfully reloaded.',
-						timeout: 5000
-					});
-				} else {
-					app.alert({
-						alert_id: 'instance_reload',
-						type: 'danger',
-						title: '[[global:alert.error]]',
-						message: '[[error:reload-failed, ' + err.message + ']]'
-					});
-				}
+			require(['admin/modules/instance'], function(instance) {
+				instance.reload();
 			});
 		});
 	}
diff --git a/public/src/admin/extend/plugins.js b/public/src/admin/extend/plugins.js
index e2484b1f07..4987d87552 100644
--- a/public/src/admin/extend/plugins.js
+++ b/public/src/admin/extend/plugins.js
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ define('admin/extend/plugins', function() {
 					type: status.active ? 'warning' : 'success',
 					timeout: 5000,
 					clickfn: function() {
-						socket.emit('admin.reload');
+						require(['admin/modules/instance'], function(instance) {
+							instance.reload();
+						});
 					}
 				});
 			});
@@ -160,7 +162,9 @@ define('admin/extend/plugins', function() {
 					type: 'warning',
 					timeout: 5000,
 					clickfn: function() {
-						socket.emit('admin.reload');
+						require(['admin/modules/instance'], function(instance) {
+							instance.reload();
+						});
 					}
 				});
 			}
diff --git a/public/src/admin/modules/instance.js b/public/src/admin/modules/instance.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7a213ec02d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/src/admin/modules/instance.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+"use strict";
+
+/*globals define*/
+
+define('admin/modules/instance', function() {
+	var instance = {};
+
+	instance.reload = function(callback) {
+		app.alert({
+			alert_id: 'instance_reload',
+			type: 'info',
+			title: 'Reloading... <i class="fa fa-spin fa-refresh"></i>',
+			message: 'NodeBB is reloading.',
+			timeout: 5000
+		});
+
+		socket.emit('admin.reload', function(err) {
+			if (!err) {
+				app.alert({
+					alert_id: 'instance_reload',
+					type: 'success',
+					title: '<i class="fa fa-check"></i> Success',
+					message: 'NodeBB has successfully reloaded.',
+					timeout: 5000
+				});
+			} else {
+				app.alert({
+					alert_id: 'instance_reload',
+					type: 'danger',
+					title: '[[global:alert.error]]',
+					message: '[[error:reload-failed, ' + err.message + ']]'
+				});
+			}
+
+			if (typeof callback === 'function') {
+				callback();
+			}
+		});
+	}
+	
+	return instance;
+});