diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 27cf63f0..9c2631cf 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # $Id$
 
 2005-10-21
-	* acpi segfault should be fixed
+	* acpi segfault should be fixed (sf.net bug 1330893)
+	* SIGUSR1 bug fixed? (sf.net bug 1330914)
 
 2005-10-17
 	* Ugly MPD mem leak fixed
diff --git a/src/conky.c b/src/conky.c
index 90c0a48f..5fd41a23 100644
--- a/src/conky.c
+++ b/src/conky.c
@@ -4154,6 +4154,8 @@ static void reload_handler(int a)
 #ifdef X11
 		load_fonts();
 		set_font();
+		XClearWindow(display, RootWindow(display, screen)); // clear the window first
+
 #endif /* X11 */
 		extract_variable_text(text);
 		free(text);