diff --git a/src/becca/becca_loader.js b/src/becca/becca_loader.js
index e1518e808..8c86b724e 100644
--- a/src/becca/becca_loader.js
+++ b/src/becca/becca_loader.js
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ function load() {
     log.info(`Becca (note cache) load took ${Date.now() - start}ms`);
 }
 
-function reload() {
+function reload(reason) {
     load();
 
-    require('../services/ws').reloadFrontend();
+    require('../services/ws').reloadFrontend(reason || "becca reloaded");
 }
 
 eventService.subscribeBeccaLoader([eventService.ENTITY_CHANGE_SYNCED],  ({entityName, entityRow}) => {
diff --git a/src/services/consistency_checks.js b/src/services/consistency_checks.js
index 5a7c2d8a8..020848d83 100644
--- a/src/services/consistency_checks.js
+++ b/src/services/consistency_checks.js
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ class ConsistencyChecks {
         }
 
         if (this.reloadNeeded) {
-            require("../becca/becca_loader").reload();
+            require("../becca/becca_loader").reload("consistency checks need becca reload");
         }
 
         return !this.unrecoveredConsistencyErrors;
diff --git a/src/services/protected_session.js b/src/services/protected_session.js
index a1161cbcb..120e9d60e 100644
--- a/src/services/protected_session.js
+++ b/src/services/protected_session.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ function checkProtectedSessionExpiration() {
 
         log.info("Expiring protected session");
 
-        require('./ws').reloadFrontend();
+        require('./ws').reloadFrontend("leaving protected session");
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/services/ws.js b/src/services/ws.js
index 6f613b059..f5144dcb7 100644
--- a/src/services/ws.js
+++ b/src/services/ws.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const env = require('./env');
 if (env.isDev()) {
     const chokidar = require('chokidar');
     const debounce = require('debounce');
-    const debouncedReloadFrontend = debounce(reloadFrontend, 200);
+    const debouncedReloadFrontend = debounce(() => reloadFrontend("source code change"), 200);
     chokidar
         .watch('src/public')
         .on('add', debouncedReloadFrontend)
@@ -230,8 +230,8 @@ function syncFailed() {
     sendMessageToAllClients({ type: 'sync-failed', lastSyncedPush });
 }
 
-function reloadFrontend() {
-    sendMessageToAllClients({ type: 'reload-frontend' });
+function reloadFrontend(reason) {
+    sendMessageToAllClients({ type: 'reload-frontend', reason });
 }
 
 function setLastSyncedPush(entityChangeId) {