diff --git a/lib/config-loader.js b/lib/config-loader.js
index f0bb20e..f706b62 100644
--- a/lib/config-loader.js
+++ b/lib/config-loader.js
@@ -16,10 +16,20 @@ var fs = require('fs')
   , loadModules = require('./module-loader')
   , qcall = require('./util/qcall');
 
+var CACHE_EXPIRE_TIME_DEV = 2000
+  , CACHE_EXPIRE_TIME_PROD = 1000*60*60; // hour
+
+var __configCache = null
+  , __cacheExpiration = 0;
+
+module.exports.invalidateCache = function() {
+  __configCache = null;
+  __cacheExpiration = 0;
+};
 
 module.exports.loadConfig = function(basepath, server, fn) {
-  if (server.__configCache) {
-    return fn(null, server.__configCache);
+  if (__configCache && Date.now() < __cacheExpiration) {
+    return fn(null, __configCache);
   }
 
   var allModulesQ = q.nfcall(loadModules, basepath);
@@ -88,8 +98,11 @@ module.exports.loadConfig = function(basepath, server, fn) {
       resourceTypes: resourceTypes
     };
   }).then(function(result) {
-    if (server.options && server.options.env !== 'development') {
-      server.__configCache = result;
+    __configCache = result;
+    if (server.options && server.options.env === 'development') {
+      __cacheExpiration = Date.now() + CACHE_EXPIRE_TIME_DEV;
+    } else {
+      __cacheExpiration = Date.now + CACHE_EXPIRE_TIME_PROD;
     }
     fn(null, result);
   }, function(err) {
diff --git a/lib/internal-resources/internal-resources.js b/lib/internal-resources/internal-resources.js
index 4f0309f..be19bd0 100644
--- a/lib/internal-resources/internal-resources.js
+++ b/lib/internal-resources/internal-resources.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ var fs = require('fs')
   , util = require('util')
   , wrench = require('wrench')
   , Resource = require('../resource')
+  , invalidateCache = require('../config-loader')
   , debug = require('debug')('internal-resources')
   , path = require('path')
   , uuid = require('../util/uuid')
@@ -76,8 +77,7 @@ InternalResources.prototype.handle = function(ctx, next) {
   }
 
   if(ctx.req.method != 'GET' && ctx.server) {
-    // clear cache
-    delete ctx.server.__configCache;
+    invalidateCache();
   }
 
   switch (ctx.req.method) {