diff --git a/FreeDMR-SAMPLE-commented.cfg b/FreeDMR-SAMPLE-commented.cfg
index 7863033..ed9f224 100755
--- a/FreeDMR-SAMPLE-commented.cfg
+++ b/FreeDMR-SAMPLE-commented.cfg
@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@
 #           - how often the Master maintenance loop runs
 # MAX_MISSED - how many pings are missed before we give up and re-register
 #           - number of times the master maintenance loop runs before de-registering a peer
+# You should not need to change this from the default. 
 #
+# GEN_STAT_BRIDGES -    Generate static bridges to forward traffic to other connected servers.
+#                       Generally this should be left True, unless you are building a hidden server
+#                       Which does not participate in the mesh network
+#
+# ALLOW_NULL_PASSPHRASE
 # ACLs:
 #
 # Access Control Lists are a very powerful tool for administering your system.
@@ -45,7 +51,7 @@ REG_ACL: PERMIT:ALL
 SUB_ACL: DENY:1
 TGID_TS1_ACL: PERMIT:ALL
 TGID_TS2_ACL: PERMIT:ALL
-GEN_STAT_BRIDGES: False
+GEN_STAT_BRIDGES: True
 ALLOW_NULL_PASSPHRASE: True
 ANNOUNCEMENT_LANGUAGES:
 SERVER_ID: 0000
diff --git a/bridge_master.py b/bridge_master.py
index 96eca58..20beb0e 100644
--- a/bridge_master.py
+++ b/bridge_master.py
@@ -409,6 +409,24 @@ def subMapWrite():
     except:
         logger.warning('(SUBSCRIBER) Cannot write SUB_MAP to file')
         
+def configPickle():
+    try:
+        _fh = open('config.pkl','wb')
+        pickle.dump(CONFIG,_fh)
+        _fh.close()
+        logger.info('(GLOBAL) Writing CONFIG to disk')
+    except:
+        logger.warning('(GLOBAL) Cannot write config.pkl')
+  
+def bridgePickle():
+    try:
+        _fh = open('bridge.pkl','wb')
+        pickle.dump(BRIDGES,_fh)
+        _fh.close()
+        logger.info('(GLOBAL) Writing BRIDGES to disk')
+    except:
+        logger.warning('(GLOBAL) Cannot write bridge.pkl')
+        
 #Subscriber Map trimmer loop
 def SubMapTrimmer():
     logger.debug('(SUBSCRIBER) Subscriber Map trimmer loop started')
@@ -2828,8 +2846,20 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     if not cli_args.CONFIG_FILE:
         cli_args.CONFIG_FILE = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))+'/hblink.cfg'
 
-    # Call the external routine to build the configuration dictionary
-    CONFIG = config.build_config(cli_args.CONFIG_FILE)
+    file_exists = os.path.isfile('config.pkl') == True
+    if file_exists:
+        if os.path.getmtime('config.pkl') > (time() - 25):
+            try:
+                with open('config.pkl','rb') as _fh:
+                    CONFIG = pickle.load(_fh)
+                    print('(CONFIG) loaded config .pkl from previous shutdown')
+            except:
+                print('(CONFIG) Cannot load config.pkl file')
+                CONFIG = config.build_config(cli_args.CONFIG_FILE)
+        else:
+            os.unlink("config.pkl")
+    else:
+        CONFIG = config.build_config(cli_args.CONFIG_FILE)
 
     # Ensure we have a path for the rules file, if one wasn't specified, then use the default (top of file)
     if not cli_args.RULES_FILE:
@@ -2883,9 +2913,13 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         reactor.stop()
         if CONFIG['ALIASES']['SUB_MAP_FILE']:
             subMapWrite()
+        if _signal == signal.SIGHUP:
+            configPickle()
+            bridgePickle()
+            
 
     # Set signal handers so that we can gracefully exit if need be
-    for sig in [signal.SIGINT, signal.SIGTERM]:
+    for sig in [signal.SIGINT, signal.SIGTERM, signal.SIGHUP]:
         signal.signal(sig, sig_handler)
 
     # Create the name-number mapping dictionaries
@@ -2911,8 +2945,22 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     except (ImportError, FileNotFoundError):
         sys.exit('(ROUTER) TERMINATING: Routing bridges file not found or invalid: {}'.format(cli_args.RULES_FILE))
 
-    # Build the routing rules file
-    BRIDGES = make_bridges(rules_module.BRIDGES)
+    #Load pickle of bridges if it's less than 25 seconds old 
+    if os.path.isfile('bridge.pkl'):
+        if os.path.getmtime('config.pkl') > (time() - 25):
+            try:
+                with open('bridge.pkl','rb') as _fh:
+                    BRIDGES = pickle.load(_fh)
+                    logger.info('(BRIDGE) loaded bridge.pkl from previous shutdown')
+            except:
+                logger.warning('(BRIDGE) Cannot load bridge.pkl file')
+                BRIDGES = make_bridges(rules_module.BRIDGES)
+        else:
+            BRIDGES = make_bridges(rules_module.BRIDGES)
+        os.unlink("bridge.pkl")
+    else:
+       BRIDGES = make_bridges(rules_module.BRIDGES) 
+
     
     #Subscriber map for unit calls - complete with test entry
     #SUB_MAP = {bytes_3(73578):('REP-1',1,time())}