diff --git a/reload_dshackle.sh b/reload_dshackle.sh
index 217bdd36..eeb4d8ec 100755
--- a/reload_dshackle.sh
+++ b/reload_dshackle.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,14 @@ for CID in $(docker ps -q -f "name=dshackle"); do
   elif echo "$LOGS" | grep -qF "$DROP_MARK"; then
     REASON="concurrent HUP dropped (reload skipped)"
   fi
-  [ -z "$REASON" ] && continue                  # SIGHUP applied the config — done
+  [ -z "$REASON" ] && {
+    # Drop established gateway gRPC connections to force dRPC edge to reconnect
+    # and re-read the advertised chain/method list. Gateways only re-initialize
+    # advertisements on reconnection. Best-effort: failure does NOT fail the script.
+    PID=$(docker inspect -f '{{.State.Pid}}' "$CID" 2>/dev/null) && \
+      nsenter -t "$PID" -n ss -K state established '( sport = :2449 )' >/dev/null 2>&1
+    continue
+  }
   echo "reload_dshackle: $NAME reload did NOT apply ($REASON) — restarting to load config fresh" >&2
   if ! docker restart "$CID" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     echo "reload_dshackle: ERROR: restart failed for $NAME — config NOT applied, manual intervention" >&2