diff --git a/openslides/__main__.py b/openslides/__main__.py
index 9446265fb..f0e8b75e0 100644
--- a/openslides/__main__.py
+++ b/openslides/__main__.py
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ def parse_args():
         '--start-browser',
         action='store_true',
         help='Launch the default web browser and open the webinterface.')
-
     subcommand_runserver.set_defaults(callback=runserver)
 
     # Subcommand syncdb
@@ -218,10 +217,10 @@ def start(settings, args):
     ensure_settings(settings, args)
     syncdb(settings, args)
     args.start_browser = not args.no_browser
-    runserver(settings, args, block_reload=True)
+    runserver(settings, args)
 
 
-def runserver(settings, args, block_reload=False):
+def runserver(settings, args):
     """
     Runs tornado webserver. Runs the function start_browser if the respective
     argument is given.
@@ -234,7 +233,7 @@ def runserver(settings, args, block_reload=False):
 
     # Now the settings is available and the function can be imported.
     from openslides.utils.tornado_webserver import run_tornado
-    run_tornado(args.address, port, block_reload)
+    run_tornado(args.address, port)
 
 
 def syncdb(settings, args):
diff --git a/openslides/utils/tornado_webserver.py b/openslides/utils/tornado_webserver.py
index 6c767d7d0..2b4ff9092 100644
--- a/openslides/utils/tornado_webserver.py
+++ b/openslides/utils/tornado_webserver.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class ProjectorSocketHandler(SockJSConnection):
             waiter.send(data)
 
 
-def run_tornado(addr, port, block_reload=False):
+def run_tornado(addr, port):
     # Don't try to read the command line args from openslides
     parse_command_line(args=[])
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def run_tornado(addr, port, block_reload=False):
         ('.*', FallbackHandler, dict(fallback=app))]
 
     # Start the application
-    debug = False if block_reload else settings.DEBUG
+    debug = settings.DEBUG
     tornado_app = Application(projectpr_socket_js_router.urls + chatbox_socket_js_router.urls + other_urls, debug=debug)
     server = HTTPServer(tornado_app)
     server.listen(port=port, address=addr)
diff --git a/tests/utils/test_main.py b/tests/utils/test_main.py
index 6f8ea37aa..5ea30bc91 100644
--- a/tests/utils/test_main.py
+++ b/tests/utils/test_main.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class TestOtherFunctions(TestCase):
         mock_args = MagicMock()
         start(settings=None, args=mock_args)
         self.assertTrue(mock_syncdb.called)
-        mock_runserver.assert_called_with(None, mock_args, block_reload=True)
+        mock_runserver.assert_called_with(None, mock_args)
 
     @patch('openslides.__main__.get_port')
     @patch('openslides.utils.tornado_webserver.run_tornado')