diff --git a/bash_it.sh b/bash_it.sh
index e2b00de7..ab911019 100755
--- a/bash_it.sh
+++ b/bash_it.sh
@@ -29,21 +29,24 @@ cite _about _param _example _group _author _version
 # libraries, but skip appearance (themes) for now
 LIB="${BASH_IT}/lib/*.bash"
 APPEARANCE_LIB="${BASH_IT}/lib/appearance.bash"
-for config_file in $LIB
+for _bash_it_config_file in $LIB
 do
-  if [ "$config_file" != "$APPEARANCE_LIB" ]; then
+  if [ "$_bash_it_config_file" != "$APPEARANCE_LIB" ]; then
     # shellcheck disable=SC1090
-    source "$config_file"
+    source "$_bash_it_config_file"
   fi
 done
 
 # Load the global "enabled" directory
-_load_global_bash_it_files
+# "family" param is empty so that files get sources in glob order
+# shellcheck source=./scripts/reloader.bash
+source "${BASH_IT}/scripts/reloader.bash"
 
 # Load enabled aliases, completion, plugins
 for file_type in "aliases" "plugins" "completion"
 do
-  _load_bash_it_files $file_type
+  # shellcheck source=./scripts/reloader.bash
+  source "${BASH_IT}/scripts/reloader.bash" "skip" "$file_type"
 done
 
 # Load theme, if a theme was set
@@ -75,15 +78,15 @@ done
 
 # Custom
 CUSTOM="${BASH_IT_CUSTOM:=${BASH_IT}/custom}/*.bash ${BASH_IT_CUSTOM:=${BASH_IT}/custom}/**/*.bash"
-for config_file in $CUSTOM
+for _bash_it_config_file in $CUSTOM
 do
-  if [ -e "${config_file}" ]; then
+  if [ -e "${_bash_it_config_file}" ]; then
     # shellcheck disable=SC1090
-    source "$config_file"
+    source "$_bash_it_config_file"
   fi
 done
 
-unset config_file
+unset _bash_it_config_file
 if [[ $PROMPT ]]; then
   export PS1="\[""$PROMPT""\]"
 fi
diff --git a/lib/helpers.bash b/lib/helpers.bash
index b5172d02..e632b80b 100644
--- a/lib/helpers.bash
+++ b/lib/helpers.bash
@@ -14,49 +14,21 @@ function _command_exists ()
   type "$1" &> /dev/null ;
 }
 
-# Helper function loading various enable-able files
-function _load_bash_it_files() {
-  subdirectory="$1"
-  if [ -d "${BASH_IT}/${subdirectory}/enabled" ]
-  then
-    FILES="${BASH_IT}/${subdirectory}/enabled/*.bash"
-    for config_file in $FILES
-    do
-      if [ -e "${config_file}" ]; then
-        source $config_file
-      fi
-    done
-  fi
+function _make_reload_alias() {
+  echo "source \${BASH_IT}/scripts/reloader.bash ${1} ${2}"
 }
 
-function _load_global_bash_it_files() {
-  # In the new structure
-  if [ -d "${BASH_IT}/enabled" ]
-  then
-    FILES="${BASH_IT}/enabled/*.bash"
-    for config_file in $FILES
-    do
-      if [ -e "${config_file}" ]; then
-        source $config_file
-      fi
-    done
-  fi
-}
+# Alias for reloading aliases
+# shellcheck disable=SC2139
+alias reload_aliases="$(_make_reload_alias alias aliases)"
 
-# Function for reloading aliases
-function reload_aliases() {
-  _load_bash_it_files "aliases"
-}
+# Alias for reloading auto-completion
+# shellcheck disable=SC2139
+alias reload_completion="$(_make_reload_alias completion completion)"
 
-# Function for reloading auto-completion
-function reload_completion() {
-  _load_bash_it_files "completion"
-}
-
-# Function for reloading plugins
-function reload_plugins() {
-  _load_bash_it_files "plugins"
-}
+# Alias for reloading plugins
+# shellcheck disable=SC2139
+alias reload_plugins="$(_make_reload_alias plugin plugins)"
 
 bash-it ()
 {
diff --git a/scripts/reloader.bash b/scripts/reloader.bash
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0fe7e41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/reloader.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+pushd "${BASH_IT}" >/dev/null || exit 1
+
+# TODO: Add debugging output
+
+if [ "$1" != "skip" ] && [ -d "./enabled" ]; then
+  _bash_it_config_type=""
+  if [[ "${1}" =~ ^(alias|completion|plugin)$ ]]; then
+    _bash_it_config_type=$1
+  fi
+  for _bash_it_config_file in $(sort <(compgen -G "./enabled/*${_bash_it_config_type}.bash")); do
+    if [ -e "${_bash_it_config_file}" ]; then
+      # shellcheck source=/dev/null
+      source $_bash_it_config_file
+    else
+      echo "Unable to read ${_bash_it_config_file}" > /dev/stderr
+    fi
+  done
+fi
+
+
+if [ ! -z "${2}" ] && [[ "${2}" =~ ^(aliases|completion|plugins)$ ]] && [ -d "${2}/enabled" ]; then
+  # TODO: We should warn users they're using legacy enabling
+  for _bash_it_config_file in $(sort <(compgen -G "./${2}/enabled/*.bash")); do
+    if [ -e "$_bash_it_config_file" ]; then
+      # shellcheck source=/dev/null
+      source "$_bash_it_config_file"
+    else
+      echo "Unable to locate ${_bash_it_config_file}" > /dev/stderr
+    fi
+  done
+fi
+
+unset _bash_it_config_file
+unset _bash_it_config_type
+popd >/dev/null || exit 1