diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index a5e1c73..83d02c9 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -15,21 +15,21 @@ KEYBINDINGS
 INSERT MODE
 -----------
 
-+-----------------------+---------------------------------------------+
-| ``ctrl-shift-escape`` | reload configuration file                   |
-+-----------------------+---------------------------------------------+
-| ``ctrl-shift-c``      | copy to CLIPBOARD                           |
-+-----------------------+---------------------------------------------+
-| ``ctrl-shift-v``      | paste from CLIPBOARD                        |
-+-----------------------+---------------------------------------------+
-| ``ctrl-shift-u``      | unicode input (standard GTK binding)        |
-+-----------------------+---------------------------------------------+
-| ``ctrl-tab``          | start scrollback completion                 |
-+-----------------------+---------------------------------------------+
-| ``ctrl-shift-space``  | start command mode                          |
-+-----------------------+---------------------------------------------+
-| ``ctrl-shift-t``      | open terminal in the current directory [1]_ |
-+-----------------------+---------------------------------------------+
++----------------------+---------------------------------------------+
+| ``ctrl-shift-r``     | reload configuration file                   |
++----------------------+---------------------------------------------+
+| ``ctrl-shift-c``     | copy to CLIPBOARD                           |
++----------------------+---------------------------------------------+
+| ``ctrl-shift-v``     | paste from CLIPBOARD                        |
++----------------------+---------------------------------------------+
+| ``ctrl-shift-u``     | unicode input (standard GTK binding)        |
++----------------------+---------------------------------------------+
+| ``ctrl-tab``         | start scrollback completion                 |
++----------------------+---------------------------------------------+
+| ``ctrl-shift-space`` | start command mode                          |
++----------------------+---------------------------------------------+
+| ``ctrl-shift-t``     | open terminal in the current directory [1]_ |
++----------------------+---------------------------------------------+
 
 .. [1] The directory can be set by a process running in the terminal. For
        example, with zsh:
diff --git a/termite.cc b/termite.cc
index bed4ac4..048cb38 100644
--- a/termite.cc
+++ b/termite.cc
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ gboolean key_press_cb(VteTerminal *vte, GdkEventKey *event, keybind_info *info)
             case GDK_KEY_v:
                 vte_terminal_paste_clipboard(vte);
                 return TRUE;
-            case GDK_KEY_Escape:
+            case GDK_KEY_r:
                 load_config(GTK_WINDOW(gtk_widget_get_toplevel(GTK_WIDGET(vte))),
                             vte, &info->config, nullptr);
                 return TRUE;