diff --git a/src/map/atcommand.cpp b/src/map/atcommand.cpp
index 5447eadbbc..d98703cea1 100644
--- a/src/map/atcommand.cpp
+++ b/src/map/atcommand.cpp
@@ -4752,6 +4752,9 @@ ACMD_FUNC(loadnpc)
 
 	npc_read_event_script();
 
+	ShowStatus( "NPC file '" CL_WHITE "%s" CL_RESET "' was reloaded.\n", message );
+	npc_event_doall_path( script_config.init_event_name, message );
+
 	clif_displaymessage(fd, msg_txt(sd,262)); // Script loaded.
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -4797,6 +4800,9 @@ ACMD_FUNC(reloadnpcfile) {
 
 	npc_read_event_script();
 
+	ShowStatus( "NPC file '" CL_WHITE "%s" CL_RESET "' was reloaded.\n", message );
+	npc_event_doall_path( script_config.init_event_name, message );
+
 	clif_displaymessage(fd, msg_txt(sd,262)); // Script loaded.
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/map/npc.cpp b/src/map/npc.cpp
index 8259a7f8c0..936f4e03a4 100644
--- a/src/map/npc.cpp
+++ b/src/map/npc.cpp
@@ -563,6 +563,27 @@ int npc_event_doall_id(const char* name, int rid)
 	return c;
 }
 
+// runs the specified event on all NPCs with the given path
+int npc_event_doall_path( const char* event_name, const char* path ){
+	s_mapiterator* iter = mapit_geteachnpc();
+	npc_data* nd;
+	int count = 0;
+
+	while( ( nd = (npc_data*)mapit_next( iter ) ) != nullptr ){
+		if( nd->path && strcasecmp( nd->path, path ) == 0 ){
+			char name[EVENT_NAME_LENGTH];
+
+			safesnprintf( name, EVENT_NAME_LENGTH, "%s::%s", nd->exname, event_name );
+
+			count += npc_event_do( name );
+		}
+	}
+
+	ShowStatus( "Event '" CL_WHITE "%s" CL_RESET "' executed with '" CL_WHITE "%d" CL_RESET "' NPCs.\n", event_name, count );
+
+	return count;
+}
+
 /*==========================================
  * Clock event execution
  * OnMinute/OnClock/OnHour/OnDay/OnDDHHMM
@@ -2526,7 +2547,7 @@ int npc_addsrcfile(const char* name, bool loadscript)
 		file_prev->next = file;
 
 	if (loadscript)
-		return npc_parsesrcfile(file->name, true);
+		return npc_parsesrcfile(file->name);
 
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -3233,7 +3254,7 @@ static const char* npc_skip_script(const char* start, const char* buffer, const
  * @param filepath : filename with path wich we are parsing
  * @return new index for next parsing
  */
-static const char* npc_parse_script(char* w1, char* w2, char* w3, char* w4, const char* start, const char* buffer, const char* filepath, bool runOnInit) {
+static const char* npc_parse_script(char* w1, char* w2, char* w3, char* w4, const char* start, const char* buffer, const char* filepath) {
 	int16 dir = 0;
 	short m, x, y, xs = 0, ys = 0; // [Valaris] thanks to fov
 	struct script_code *script;
@@ -3345,20 +3366,6 @@ static const char* npc_parse_script(char* w1, char* w2, char* w3, char* w4, cons
 
 	nd->u.scr.timerid = INVALID_TIMER;
 
-	if( runOnInit ) {
-		char evname[EVENT_NAME_LENGTH];
-		struct event_data *ev;
-
-		snprintf(evname, ARRAYLENGTH(evname), "%s::%s", nd->exname, script_config.init_event_name);
-
-		if( ( ev = (struct event_data*)strdb_get(ev_db, evname) ) ) {
-
-			//Execute OnInit
-			run_script(nd->u.scr.script,ev->pos,0,nd->bl.id);
-
-		}
-	}
-
 	return end;
 }
 
@@ -4401,7 +4408,7 @@ static const char* npc_parse_mapflag(char* w1, char* w2, char* w3, char* w4, con
  * @param runOnInit :  should we exec OnInit when it's done ?
  * @return 0:error, 1:success
  */
-int npc_parsesrcfile(const char* filepath, bool runOnInit)
+int npc_parsesrcfile(const char* filepath)
 {
 	int16 m, x, y;
 	int lines = 0;
@@ -4570,7 +4577,7 @@ int npc_parsesrcfile(const char* filepath, bool runOnInit)
 			if( strcasecmp(w1,"function") == 0 )
 				p = npc_parse_function(w1, w2, w3, w4, p, buffer, filepath);
 			else
-				p = npc_parse_script(w1,w2,w3,w4, p, buffer, filepath,runOnInit);
+				p = npc_parse_script(w1,w2,w3,w4, p, buffer, filepath);
 		}
 		else if( (i=0, sscanf(w2,"duplicate%n",&i), (i > 0 && w2[i] == '(')) && count > 3 )
 			p = npc_parse_duplicate(w1,w2,w3,w4, p, buffer, filepath);
@@ -4756,7 +4763,7 @@ int npc_reload(void) {
 	// Reloading npcs now
 	for (nsl = npc_src_files; nsl; nsl = nsl->next) {
 		ShowStatus("Loading NPC file: %s" CL_CLL "\r", nsl->name);
-		npc_parsesrcfile(nsl->name,false);
+		npc_parsesrcfile(nsl->name);
 	}
 	ShowInfo ("Done loading '" CL_WHITE "%d" CL_RESET "' NPCs:" CL_CLL "\n"
 		"\t-'" CL_WHITE "%d" CL_RESET "' Warps\n"
@@ -4907,7 +4914,7 @@ void do_init_npc(void){
 	ShowStatus("Loading NPCs...\r");
 	for( file = npc_src_files; file != NULL; file = file->next ) {
 		ShowStatus("Loading NPC file: %s" CL_CLL "\r", file->name);
-		npc_parsesrcfile(file->name,false);
+		npc_parsesrcfile(file->name);
 	}
 	ShowInfo ("Done loading '" CL_WHITE "%d" CL_RESET "' NPCs:" CL_CLL "\n"
 		"\t-'" CL_WHITE "%d" CL_RESET "' Warps\n"
diff --git a/src/map/npc.hpp b/src/map/npc.hpp
index 53e6ba7e86..138bdb1de1 100644
--- a/src/map/npc.hpp
+++ b/src/map/npc.hpp
@@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@ int npc_get_new_npc_id(void);
 
 int npc_addsrcfile(const char* name, bool loadscript);
 void npc_delsrcfile(const char* name);
-int npc_parsesrcfile(const char* filepath, bool runOnInit);
+int npc_parsesrcfile(const char* filepath);
 void do_clear_npc(void);
 void do_final_npc(void);
 void do_init_npc(void);
@@ -1274,6 +1274,7 @@ int npc_event_do_id(const char* name, int rid);
 int npc_event_doall(const char* name);
 void npc_event_runall( const char* eventname );
 int npc_event_doall_id(const char* name, int rid);
+int npc_event_doall_path(const char* event_name, const char* path);
 
 int npc_timerevent_start(struct npc_data* nd, int rid);
 int npc_timerevent_stop(struct npc_data* nd);