diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1883c1818..f5bd3b72e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-.PHONY: dev connect
+.PHONY: dev connect reload
 
 dev:
 	bash integration/dev-server.sh
 
 connect:
 	psql postgres://pgdog:pgdog@127.0.0.1:6432/pgdog_sharded
+
+reload:
+	 pkill -HUP pgdog