diff --git a/DStarGateway/DStarGatewayConfig.cpp b/DStarGateway/DStarGatewayConfig.cpp
index 5d236ca..0afd547 100644
--- a/DStarGateway/DStarGatewayConfig.cpp
+++ b/DStarGateway/DStarGatewayConfig.cpp
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ bool CDStarGatewayConfig::loadPaths(const CConfig & cfg)
 
 bool CDStarGatewayConfig::loadRepeaters(const CConfig & cfg)
 {
+	m_repeaters.clear();
 	for(unsigned int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
 		std::string section = CStringUtils::string_format("repeater_%d", i+ 1);
 		bool repeaterEnabled;