diff --git a/src/animation/rigging.cpp b/src/animation/rigging.cpp
index ceaed3365..d5e36a82c 100644
--- a/src/animation/rigging.cpp
+++ b/src/animation/rigging.cpp
@@ -208,7 +208,9 @@ void SkeletonConfig::render(
                 model,
                 &skeleton.textures
             );
-        }
+        } else if (!node->model.name.empty()) {
+            node->model.updateFlag = true;
+        } 
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/devtools/DebuggingServer.cpp b/src/devtools/DebuggingServer.cpp
index cb50c87a8..ecb85bead 100644
--- a/src/devtools/DebuggingServer.cpp
+++ b/src/devtools/DebuggingServer.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 #include "DebuggingServer.hpp"
 
-#include "engine/Engine.hpp"
-#include "network/Network.hpp"
-#include "debug/Logger.hpp"
+#include "assets/AssetsLoader.hpp"
 #include "coders/json.hpp"
+#include "data/dv.hpp"
+#include "debug/Logger.hpp"
+#include "engine/AssetsManagement.hpp"
+#include "engine/Engine.hpp"
+#include "io/path.hpp"
+#include "network/Network.hpp"
 
 using namespace devtools;
 
@@ -260,6 +264,16 @@ bool DebuggingServer::performCommand(
             }
         });
         return true;
+    } else if (type == "hot-reload") {
+        if (!map.has("file")) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        logger.info() << "hot-reload: " << map["file"].asString();
+        int count = engine.getAssetsManagement().acquireBackgroundLoader().addReload(
+            map["file"].asString()
+        );
+        logger.info() << "enqueued to reload: " << count;
+        return false;
     } else {
         logger.error() << "unsupported command '" << type << "'";
     }
diff --git a/src/engine/Engine.hpp b/src/engine/Engine.hpp
index 153acf4df..668ce360b 100644
--- a/src/engine/Engine.hpp
+++ b/src/engine/Engine.hpp
@@ -190,5 +190,9 @@ public:
         return *appScripts;
     }
 
+    AssetsManagement& getAssetsManagement() const {
+        return *assets;
+    }
+
     void detachDebugger();
 };