diff --git a/mod/box/box.lua b/mod/box/box.lua
index 099f9394859fc8119e3757ca08afb67f523cf03f..ecca4cd86fb10328fcf8083a852f1011f927b257 100644
--- a/mod/box/box.lua
+++ b/mod/box/box.lua
@@ -122,3 +122,8 @@ function box.on_reload_configuration()
         end
     end
 end
+local initfile = io.open("init.lua")
+if initfile ~= nil then
+    io.close(initfile)
+    dofile("init.lua")
+end