diff --git a/dist/index.d.ts b/dist/index.d.ts
index c471854..e5ee878 100644
--- a/dist/index.d.ts
+++ b/dist/index.d.ts
@@ -28,4 +28,5 @@ export declare class Smartbrowser {
      * stops the smartbrowser instance
      */
     stop(): Promise<void>;
+    reload(): Promise<void>;
 }
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 9d89328..8614b9e 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 "use strict";
+var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, generator) {
+    return new (P || (P = Promise))(function (resolve, reject) {
+        function fulfilled(value) { try { step(generator.next(value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
+        function rejected(value) { try { step(generator["throw"](value)); } catch (e) { reject(e); } }
+        function step(result) { result.done ? resolve(result.value) : new P(function (resolve) { resolve(result.value); }).then(fulfilled, rejected); }
+        step((generator = generator.apply(thisArg, _arguments || [])).next());
+    });
+};
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
 const plugins = require("./smartbrowser.plugins");
 /**
@@ -18,32 +26,38 @@ class Smartbrowser {
      * starts the server and returns the browserSync instance in a resolved Promise
      */
     start() {
-        let done = plugins.smartq.defer();
-        if (this.bsStatus === 'idle') {
-            this.bsStatus = 'starting';
-            let localDone = plugins.smartq.defer();
-            this.bsStarted = localDone.promise;
-            this.bsInstance.init(this.bsConfig, () => {
-                this.bsStatus = 'running';
-                localDone.resolve();
-                done.resolve(this.bsInstance);
-            });
-        }
-        else {
-            this.bsStarted.then(() => { done.resolve(this.bsInstance); });
-        }
-        return done.promise;
+        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+            let done = plugins.smartq.defer();
+            if (this.bsStatus === 'idle') {
+                this.bsStatus = 'starting';
+                let localDone = plugins.smartq.defer();
+                this.bsStarted = localDone.promise;
+                this.bsInstance.init(this.bsConfig, () => {
+                    this.bsStatus = 'running';
+                    localDone.resolve();
+                    done.resolve(this.bsInstance);
+                });
+            }
+            else {
+                this.bsStarted.then(() => { done.resolve(this.bsInstance); });
+            }
+            return yield done.promise;
+        });
     }
     /**
      * stops the smartbrowser instance
      */
     stop() {
-        let done = plugins.smartq.defer();
-        this.bsInstance.exit();
-        this.bsStatus = 'idle';
-        done.resolve();
-        return done.promise;
+        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+            this.bsInstance.exit();
+            this.bsStatus = 'idle';
+        });
+    }
+    reload() {
+        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+            this.bsInstance.reload();
+        });
     }
 }
 exports.Smartbrowser = Smartbrowser;
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diff --git a/ts/index.ts b/ts/index.ts
index 498bfa3..e168ee0 100644
--- a/ts/index.ts
+++ b/ts/index.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export class Smartbrowser {
   /**
    * starts the server and returns the browserSync instance in a resolved Promise
    */
-  start (): Promise<plugins.browserSync.BrowserSyncInstance> {
+  async start (): Promise<plugins.browserSync.BrowserSyncInstance> {
     let done = plugins.smartq.defer<plugins.browserSync.BrowserSyncInstance>()
     if (this.bsStatus === 'idle') {
       this.bsStatus = 'starting'
@@ -46,17 +46,18 @@ export class Smartbrowser {
     } else {
       this.bsStarted.then(() => { done.resolve(this.bsInstance) })
     }
-    return done.promise
+    return await done.promise
   }
 
   /**
    * stops the smartbrowser instance
    */
-  stop (): Promise<void> {
-    let done = plugins.smartq.defer<void>()
+  async stop (): Promise<void> {
     this.bsInstance.exit()
     this.bsStatus = 'idle'
-    done.resolve()
-    return done.promise
+  }
+
+  async reload (): Promise<void> {
+    this.bsInstance.reload()
   }
 }