diff --git a/go/daemon/network/network.go b/go/daemon/network/network.go
index 90d0fdb..05b12d1 100644
--- a/go/daemon/network/network.go
+++ b/go/daemon/network/network.go
@@ -601,29 +601,6 @@ func (n *network) postChildrenInit(
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (n *network) reloadHosts(ctx context.Context) error {
-	n.l.RLock()
-	currBootstrap := n.currBootstrap
-	n.l.RUnlock()
-
-	n.logger.Info(ctx, "Checking for bootstrap changes")
-	newHosts, err := getGarageBootstrapHosts(
-		ctx, n.logger, n.secretsStore, currBootstrap,
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("getting hosts from garage: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	newBootstrap := currBootstrap
-	newBootstrap.Hosts = newHosts
-
-	if _, err = n.reload(ctx, nil, &newBootstrap); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("reloading with new host data: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 // returns the bootstrap prior to the reload being applied.
 func (n *network) reload(
 	ctx context.Context,
@@ -673,6 +650,41 @@ func (n *network) reload(
 	return prevBootstrap, nil
 }
 
+func (n *network) reloadHosts(ctx context.Context) error {
+	n.l.RLock()
+	currBootstrap := n.currBootstrap
+	n.l.RUnlock()
+
+	n.logger.Info(ctx, "Checking for bootstrap changes")
+	newHosts, err := getGarageBootstrapHosts(
+		ctx, n.logger, n.secretsStore, currBootstrap,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("getting hosts from garage: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	n.l.Lock()
+	defer n.l.Unlock()
+
+	n.currBootstrap.Hosts = newHosts
+
+	n.logger.Info(ctx, "Writing updated bootstrap to state dir")
+	err = writeBootstrapToStateDir(n.stateDir.Path, n.currBootstrap)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("writing bootstrap to state dir: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	n.logger.Info(ctx, "Reloading child processes")
+	err = n.children.Reload(ctx, n.networkConfig, n.currBootstrap)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf(
+			"reloading child processes: %w", err,
+		)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func withCurrBootstrap[Res any](
 	n *network, fn func(bootstrap.Bootstrap) (Res, error),
 ) (Res, error) {