diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/Global.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/Global.kt
index 5a7327979..32118b677 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/Global.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/Global.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.module.SimpleModule
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.jdk8.Jdk8Module
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype.jsr310.JavaTimeModule
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.module.kotlin.registerKotlinModule
 import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.upstream.ChainRequest
 import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.upstream.ChainResponse
 import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.upstream.beaconchain.BeaconChainBlockHeader
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ class Global {
             objectMapper.registerModule(module)
             objectMapper.registerModule(Jdk8Module())
             objectMapper.registerModule(JavaTimeModule())
+            objectMapper.registerKotlinModule()
             objectMapper.configure(DeserializationFeature.FAIL_ON_UNKNOWN_PROPERTIES, false)
             objectMapper
                 .setDateFormat(SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd\'T\'HH:mm:ss.SSS"))
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/MainConfig.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/MainConfig.kt
index 9146b3760..23b4fb7a0 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/MainConfig.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/MainConfig.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
  */
 package io.emeraldpay.dshackle.config
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.module.kotlin.readValue
+import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.Global
+
 class MainConfig {
     var host = "127.0.0.1"
     var port = 2449
@@ -24,6 +27,17 @@ class MainConfig {
     var index: IndexConfig? = null
     var proxy: ProxyConfig? = null
     var upstreams: UpstreamsConfig? = null
+        set(value) {
+            field = value
+            value?.let { cfg ->
+                // we need to store the initial config we've loaded from dshackle.yaml
+                // because we can change the current config on the fly
+                // during config reload we must compare the pure configs
+                initialConfig = Global.objectMapper.readValue<UpstreamsConfig>(
+                    Global.objectMapper.writeValueAsBytes(cfg),
+                )
+            }
+        }
     var tokens: TokensConfig? = null
     var monitoring: MonitoringConfig = MonitoringConfig.default()
     var accessLogConfig: AccessLogConfig = AccessLogConfig.default()
@@ -32,4 +46,7 @@ class MainConfig {
     var compression: CompressionConfig = CompressionConfig.default()
     var chains: ChainsConfig = ChainsConfig.default()
     var authorization: AuthorizationConfig = AuthorizationConfig.default()
+
+    var initialConfig: UpstreamsConfig? = null
+        private set
 }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/UpstreamsConfig.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/UpstreamsConfig.kt
index 1d44baade..c7e697ae9 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/UpstreamsConfig.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/UpstreamsConfig.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
  */
 package io.emeraldpay.dshackle.config
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonSubTypes
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonTypeInfo
 import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.foundation.ChainOptions
 import io.emeraldpay.dshackle.upstream.generic.connectors.GenericConnectorFactory.ConnectorMode
 import java.net.URI
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap
 
 data class UpstreamsConfig(
     var defaultOptions: MutableList<ChainOptions.DefaultOptions> = ArrayList(),
-    var upstreams: MutableList<Upstream<*>> = ArrayList(),
+    var upstreams: MutableList<Upstream<out UpstreamConnection>> = ArrayList(),
 ) {
 
     data class Upstream<T : UpstreamConnection>(
@@ -56,6 +58,15 @@ data class UpstreamsConfig(
         FALLBACK,
     }
 
+    @JsonTypeInfo(
+        use = JsonTypeInfo.Id.NAME,
+    )
+    @JsonSubTypes(
+        JsonSubTypes.Type(value = RpcConnection::class),
+        JsonSubTypes.Type(value = GrpcConnection::class),
+        JsonSubTypes.Type(value = EthereumPosConnection::class),
+        JsonSubTypes.Type(value = BitcoinConnection::class),
+    )
     open class UpstreamConnection
 
     data class RpcConnection(
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/reload/ReloadConfigService.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/reload/ReloadConfigService.kt
index e5ced0455..76135cb15 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/reload/ReloadConfigService.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/reload/ReloadConfigService.kt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class ReloadConfigService(
 
     fun readUpstreamsConfig() = upstreamsConfigReader.read(config.getConfigPath().inputStream())!!
 
-    fun currentUpstreamsConfig() = mainConfig.upstreams!!
+    fun currentUpstreamsConfig() = mainConfig.initialConfig!!
 
     fun updateUpstreamsConfig(newConfig: UpstreamsConfig) {
         mainConfig.upstreams = newConfig
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/reload/ReloadConfigSetup.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/reload/ReloadConfigSetup.kt
index 49b6d7ab3..ecece93c0 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/reload/ReloadConfigSetup.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/reload/ReloadConfigSetup.kt
@@ -78,10 +78,10 @@ class ReloadConfigSetup(
             .toSet()
         val upstreamsToAdd = upstreamsAnalyzeData.added
 
-        reloadConfigUpstreamService.reloadUpstreams(chainsToReload, upstreamsToRemove, upstreamsToAdd, newUpstreamsConfig)
-
         reloadConfigService.updateUpstreamsConfig(newUpstreamsConfig)
 
+        reloadConfigUpstreamService.reloadUpstreams(chainsToReload, upstreamsToRemove, upstreamsToAdd, newUpstreamsConfig)
+
         return true
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/reload/ReloadConfigTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/reload/ReloadConfigTest.kt
index 4675a5a4e..12c686519 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/reload/ReloadConfigTest.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/io/emeraldpay/dshackle/config/reload/ReloadConfigTest.kt
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ class ReloadConfigTest {
         val initialConfigFile = ResourceUtils.getFile("classpath:configs/upstreams-initial.yaml")
         val initialConfig = upstreamsConfigReader.read(initialConfigFile.inputStream())!!
         mainConfig.upstreams = initialConfig
+        mainConfig.upstreams?.upstreams?.get(0)?.methodGroups = UpstreamsConfig.MethodGroups(setOf("new"), setOf())
 
         val reloadConfigUpstreamService = mock<ReloadConfigUpstreamService>()