diff --git a/libmproxy/flow.py b/libmproxy/flow.py
index 8e066191f..1f28166f5 100644
--- a/libmproxy/flow.py
+++ b/libmproxy/flow.py
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ class FlowMaster(controller.Master):
         script.reloader.unwatch(script_obj)
         self.scripts.remove(script_obj)
 
-    def load_script(self, command, use_reloader=False):
+    def load_script(self, command, use_reloader=True):
         """
             Loads a script. Returns an error description if something went
             wrong.
@@ -1040,14 +1040,14 @@ class FlowMaster(controller.Master):
             s.unload()
         except script.ScriptException as e:
             ok = False
-            self.add_event('Error reloading "{}": {}'.format(s.filename, str(e)))
+            self.add_event('Error reloading "{}": {}'.format(s.filename, str(e)), 'error')
         try:
             s.load()
         except script.ScriptException as e:
             ok = False
-            self.add_event('Error reloading "{}": {}'.format(s.filename, str(e)))
+            self.add_event('Error reloading "{}": {}'.format(s.filename, str(e)), 'error')
         else:
-            self.add_event('"{}" reloaded.'.format(s.filename))
+            self.add_event('"{}" reloaded.'.format(s.filename), 'info')
         return ok
 
     def handle_tcp_message(self, m):
diff --git a/libmproxy/script/reloader.py b/libmproxy/script/reloader.py
index 26691fa3e..e81bdef68 100644
--- a/libmproxy/script/reloader.py
+++ b/libmproxy/script/reloader.py
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 import os
-from watchdog.events import PatternMatchingEventHandler
-from watchdog.observers import Observer
+import sys
+from watchdog.events import RegexMatchingEventHandler 
+if sys.platform == 'darwin':
+    from watchdog.observers.polling import PollingObserver as Observer
+else:
+    from watchdog.observers import Observer
+# The OSX reloader in watchdog 0.8.3 breaks when unobserving paths. 
+# We use the PollingObserver instead.
 
 _observers = {}
 
@@ -9,7 +15,8 @@ def watch(script, callback):
     if script in _observers:
         raise RuntimeError("Script already observed")
     script_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(script.args[0]))
-    event_handler = _ScriptModificationHandler(callback)
+    script_name = os.path.basename(script.args[0])
+    event_handler = _ScriptModificationHandler(callback, filename=script_name)
     observer = Observer()
     observer.schedule(event_handler, script_dir)
     observer.start()
@@ -23,18 +30,17 @@ def unwatch(script):
         observer.join()
 
 
-class _ScriptModificationHandler(PatternMatchingEventHandler):
-    def __init__(self, callback):
-        # We could enumerate all relevant *.py files (as werkzeug does it),
-        # but our case looks like it isn't as simple as enumerating sys.modules.
-        # This should be good enough for now.
+class _ScriptModificationHandler(RegexMatchingEventHandler):
+    def __init__(self, callback, filename='.*'):
+
         super(_ScriptModificationHandler, self).__init__(
             ignore_directories=True,
-            patterns=["*.py"]
+            regexes=['.*'+filename]
         )
         self.callback = callback
 
     def on_modified(self, event):
         self.callback()
 
-__all__ = ["watch", "unwatch"]
\ No newline at end of file
+__all__ = ["watch", "unwatch"]
+