diff --git a/src/server/game/World/World.cpp b/src/server/game/World/World.cpp
index d1a82ee70..768616e40 100644
--- a/src/server/game/World/World.cpp
+++ b/src/server/game/World/World.cpp
@@ -456,6 +456,16 @@ void World::LoadConfigSettings(bool reload)
     }
 
     LoadModuleConfigSettings();
+
+#ifdef ELUNA
+    ///- Initialize Lua Engine
+    if (!reload)
+    {
+        sLog->outString("Initialize Eluna Lua Engine...");
+        Eluna::Initialize();
+    }
+#endif
+
     sScriptMgr->OnBeforeConfigLoad(reload);
 
     // Reload log levels and filters
@@ -1331,21 +1341,6 @@ void World::SetInitialWorldSettings()
         vmmgr2->GetLiquidFlagsPtr = &GetLiquidFlags;
     }
 
-#ifdef ELUNA
-    ///- Initialize Lua Engine
-    sLog->outString("Initialize Eluna Lua Engine...");
-
-    std::string conf_path = _CONF_DIR;
-    std::string cfg_file = conf_path + "/mod_LuaEngine.conf";
-#ifdef WIN32
-    cfg_file = "mod_LuaEngine.conf";
-#endif
-    std::string cfg_def_file = cfg_file + ".dist";
-    sConfigMgr->LoadMore(cfg_def_file.c_str());
-    sConfigMgr->LoadMore(cfg_file.c_str());
-    Eluna::Initialize();
-#endif
-
     ///- Initialize config settings
     LoadConfigSettings();