diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/ScriptLoader.java b/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/ScriptLoader.java
index f9e194f75ea..aa64130955a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/ScriptLoader.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/ScriptLoader.java
@@ -836,8 +836,6 @@ public static List<Config> loadStructures(File directory) {
 			String name = Skript.getInstance().getDataFolder().toPath().toAbsolutePath()
 					.resolve(Skript.SCRIPTSFOLDER).relativize(f.toPath().toAbsolutePath()).toString();
 			assert name != null;
-			Functions.clearFunctions(name); // Functions are still callable from other scripts
-			// We're just making it impossible to look them up
 			return loadStructure(new FileInputStream(f), name);
 		} catch (final IOException e) {
 			Skript.error("Could not load " + f.getName() + ": " + ExceptionUtils.toString(e));
@@ -948,10 +946,6 @@ private static ScriptInfo unloadScripts_(final File folder) {
 	 */
 	public static ScriptInfo unloadScript(final File script) {
 		final ScriptInfo r = unloadScript_(script);
-		String name = Skript.getInstance().getDataFolder().toPath().toAbsolutePath()
-				.resolve(Skript.SCRIPTSFOLDER).relativize(script.toPath().toAbsolutePath()).toString();
-		assert name != null;
-		Functions.clearFunctions(name);
 		Functions.validateFunctions();
 		return r;
 	}
@@ -964,11 +958,48 @@ private static ScriptInfo unloadScript_(final File script) {
 			}
 			
 			loadedFiles.remove(script); // We just unloaded it, so...
+			
+			// Clear functions, DO NOT validate them yet
+			// If unloading, our caller will do this immediately after we return
+			// However, if reloading, new version of this script is first loaded
+			String name = Skript.getInstance().getDataFolder().toPath().toAbsolutePath()
+					.resolve(Skript.SCRIPTSFOLDER).relativize(script.toPath().toAbsolutePath()).toString();
+			assert name != null;
+			Functions.clearFunctions(name);
+			
 			return info; // Return how much we unloaded
 		}
 		
 		return new ScriptInfo(); // Return that we unloaded literally nothing
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Reloads a single script.
+	 * @param script Script file.
+	 * @return Statistics of the newly loaded script.
+	 */
+	public static ScriptInfo reloadScript(File script) {
+		if (!isAsync()) {
+			unloadScript_(script);
+		}
+		Config configs = loadStructure(script);
+		Functions.validateFunctions();
+		return loadScripts(configs);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Reloads all scripts in the given folder and its subfolders.
+	 * @param folder A folder.
+	 * @return Statistics of newly loaded scripts.
+	 */
+	public static ScriptInfo reloadScripts(File folder) {
+		if (!isAsync()) {
+			unloadScripts_(folder);
+		}
+		List<Config> configs = loadStructures(folder);
+		Functions.validateFunctions();
+		return loadScripts(configs);
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Replaces options in a string.
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/SkriptCommand.java b/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/SkriptCommand.java
index 54b83832d34..45b058bcad9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/SkriptCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/SkriptCommand.java
@@ -187,17 +187,11 @@ public boolean onCommand(final @Nullable CommandSender sender, final @Nullable C
 							return true;
 						}
 						reloading(sender, "script", f.getName());
-						if (!ScriptLoader.loadAsync)
-							ScriptLoader.unloadScript(f);
-						Config config = ScriptLoader.loadStructure(f);
-						ScriptLoader.loadScripts(config);
+						ScriptLoader.reloadScript(f);
 						reloaded(sender, r, "script", f.getName());
 					} else {
 						reloading(sender, "scripts in folder", f.getName());
-						if (!ScriptLoader.loadAsync)
-							ScriptLoader.unloadScripts(f);
-						List<Config> configs = ScriptLoader.loadStructures(f);
-						final int enabled = ScriptLoader.loadScripts(configs).files;
+						final int enabled = ScriptLoader.reloadScripts(f).files;
 						if (enabled == 0)
 							info(sender, "reload.empty folder", f.getName());
 						else
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/effects/EffScriptFile.java b/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/effects/EffScriptFile.java
index 6fe4b7aa3e5..ed87bf0b3ee 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/effects/EffScriptFile.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/njol/skript/effects/EffScriptFile.java
@@ -97,10 +97,7 @@ protected void execute(Event e) {
 					return;
 				}
 				
-				if (!ScriptLoader.isAsync())
-					ScriptLoader.unloadScript(f);
-				Config config = ScriptLoader.loadStructure(f);
-				ScriptLoader.loadScripts(config);
+				ScriptLoader.reloadScripts(f);
 				break;
 			}
 			case DISABLE: {