diff --git a/core/cli/run.go b/core/cli/run.go
index d729f946..02d863cd 100644
--- a/core/cli/run.go
+++ b/core/cli/run.go
@@ -14,13 +14,14 @@ import (
 type RunCMD struct {
 	ModelArgs []string `arg:"" optional:"" name:"models" help:"Model configuration URLs to load"`
 
-	ModelsPath        string `env:"LOCALAI_MODELS_PATH,MODELS_PATH" type:"path" default:"${basepath}/models" help:"Path containing models used for inferencing" group:"storage"`
-	BackendAssetsPath string `env:"LOCALAI_BACKEND_ASSETS_PATH,BACKEND_ASSETS_PATH" type:"path" default:"/tmp/localai/backend_data" help:"Path used to extract libraries that are required by some of the backends in runtime" group:"storage"`
-	ImagePath         string `env:"LOCALAI_IMAGE_PATH,IMAGE_PATH" type:"path" default:"/tmp/generated/images" help:"Location for images generated by backends (e.g. stablediffusion)" group:"storage"`
-	AudioPath         string `env:"LOCALAI_AUDIO_PATH,AUDIO_PATH" type:"path" default:"/tmp/generated/audio" help:"Location for audio generated by backends (e.g. piper)" group:"storage"`
-	UploadPath        string `env:"LOCALAI_UPLOAD_PATH,UPLOAD_PATH" type:"path" default:"/tmp/localai/upload" help:"Path to store uploads from files api" group:"storage"`
-	ConfigPath        string `env:"LOCALAI_CONFIG_PATH,CONFIG_PATH" default:"/tmp/localai/config" group:"storage"`
-	LocalaiConfigDir  string `env:"LOCALAI_CONFIG_DIR" type:"path" default:"${basepath}/configuration" help:"Directory for dynamic loading of certain configuration files (currently api_keys.json and external_backends.json)" group:"storage"`
+	ModelsPath                   string        `env:"LOCALAI_MODELS_PATH,MODELS_PATH" type:"path" default:"${basepath}/models" help:"Path containing models used for inferencing" group:"storage"`
+	BackendAssetsPath            string        `env:"LOCALAI_BACKEND_ASSETS_PATH,BACKEND_ASSETS_PATH" type:"path" default:"/tmp/localai/backend_data" help:"Path used to extract libraries that are required by some of the backends in runtime" group:"storage"`
+	ImagePath                    string        `env:"LOCALAI_IMAGE_PATH,IMAGE_PATH" type:"path" default:"/tmp/generated/images" help:"Location for images generated by backends (e.g. stablediffusion)" group:"storage"`
+	AudioPath                    string        `env:"LOCALAI_AUDIO_PATH,AUDIO_PATH" type:"path" default:"/tmp/generated/audio" help:"Location for audio generated by backends (e.g. piper)" group:"storage"`
+	UploadPath                   string        `env:"LOCALAI_UPLOAD_PATH,UPLOAD_PATH" type:"path" default:"/tmp/localai/upload" help:"Path to store uploads from files api" group:"storage"`
+	ConfigPath                   string        `env:"LOCALAI_CONFIG_PATH,CONFIG_PATH" default:"/tmp/localai/config" group:"storage"`
+	LocalaiConfigDir             string        `env:"LOCALAI_CONFIG_DIR" type:"path" default:"${basepath}/configuration" help:"Directory for dynamic loading of certain configuration files (currently api_keys.json and external_backends.json)" group:"storage"`
+	LocalaiConfigDirPollInterval time.Duration `env:"LOCALAI_CONFIG_DIR_POLL_INTERVAL" help:"Typically the config path picks up changes automatically, but if your system has broken fsnotify events, set this to an interval to poll the LocalAI Config Dir (example: 1m)" group:"storage"`
 	// The alias on this option is there to preserve functionality with the old `--config-file` parameter
 	ModelsConfigFile string `env:"LOCALAI_MODELS_CONFIG_FILE,CONFIG_FILE" aliases:"config-file" help:"YAML file containing a list of model backend configs" group:"storage"`
 
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ func (r *RunCMD) Run(ctx *Context) error {
 		config.WithUploadDir(r.UploadPath),
 		config.WithConfigsDir(r.ConfigPath),
 		config.WithDynamicConfigDir(r.LocalaiConfigDir),
+		config.WithDynamicConfigDirPollInterval(r.LocalaiConfigDirPollInterval),
 		config.WithF16(r.F16),
 		config.WithStringGalleries(r.Galleries),
 		config.WithModelLibraryURL(r.RemoteLibrary),
diff --git a/core/config/application_config.go b/core/config/application_config.go
index 77817616..d4adee18 100644
--- a/core/config/application_config.go
+++ b/core/config/application_config.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type ApplicationConfig struct {
 	UploadDir                           string
 	ConfigsDir                          string
 	DynamicConfigsDir                   string
+	DynamicConfigsDirPollInterval       time.Duration
 	CORS                                bool
 	PreloadJSONModels                   string
 	PreloadModelsFromPath               string
@@ -271,6 +272,12 @@ func WithDynamicConfigDir(dynamicConfigsDir string) AppOption {
 	}
 }
 
+func WithDynamicConfigDirPollInterval(interval time.Duration) AppOption {
+	return func(o *ApplicationConfig) {
+		o.DynamicConfigsDirPollInterval = interval
+	}
+}
+
 func WithApiKeys(apiKeys []string) AppOption {
 	return func(o *ApplicationConfig) {
 		o.ApiKeys = apiKeys
diff --git a/core/startup/config_file_watcher.go b/core/startup/config_file_watcher.go
index 5d213df5..5f6834d4 100644
--- a/core/startup/config_file_watcher.go
+++ b/core/startup/config_file_watcher.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify"
 	"github.com/go-skynet/LocalAI/core/config"
@@ -66,6 +67,20 @@ func (c *configFileHandler) Watch() error {
 		log.Fatal().Err(err).Str("configdir", c.configDir).Msg("wnable to create a watcher for configuration directory")
 	}
 
+	if c.appConfig.DynamicConfigsDirPollInterval > 0 {
+		log.Debug().Msg("Poll interval set, falling back to polling for configuration changes")
+		ticker := time.NewTicker(c.appConfig.DynamicConfigsDirPollInterval)
+		go func() {
+			for {
+				<-ticker.C
+				for file, handler := range c.handlers {
+					log.Debug().Str("file", file).Msg("polling config file")
+					c.callHandler(file, handler)
+				}
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+
 	// Start listening for events.
 	go func() {
 		for {
diff --git a/docs/content/docs/advanced/advanced-usage.md b/docs/content/docs/advanced/advanced-usage.md
index 4bd16030..cbf7dba3 100644
--- a/docs/content/docs/advanced/advanced-usage.md
+++ b/docs/content/docs/advanced/advanced-usage.md
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ In the help text below, BASEPATH is the location that local-ai is being executed
 | --upload-path | /tmp/localai/upload | Path to store uploads from files api | $LOCALAI_UPLOAD_PATH |
 | --config-path | /tmp/localai/config | | $LOCALAI_CONFIG_PATH |
 | --localai-config-dir | BASEPATH/configuration | Directory for dynamic loading of certain configuration files (currently api_keys.json and external_backends.json) | $LOCALAI_CONFIG_DIR |
+| --localai-config-dir-poll-interval |  | Typically the config path picks up changes automatically, but if your system has broken fsnotify events, set this to a time duration to poll the LocalAI Config Dir (example: 1m) | $LOCALAI_CONFIG_DIR_POLL_INTERVAL |
 | --models-config-file | STRING | YAML file containing a list of model backend configs | $LOCALAI_MODELS_CONFIG_FILE |
 
 #### Models Flags