diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index c71ea864..c57eb32e 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Release History
 
+## 2.5.9 (2022-04-30)
+
+- fix #1217: reload debugtalk.py if loaded
+
 ## 2.5.8 (2022-03-23)
 
 - change: replace events reporter from sentry to Google Analytics
diff --git a/httprunner/loader/buildup.py b/httprunner/loader/buildup.py
index 23f772cf..706aa965 100644
--- a/httprunner/loader/buildup.py
+++ b/httprunner/loader/buildup.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import importlib
 import os
+import sys
 
 from httprunner import exceptions, logger, utils
 from httprunner.loader.check import JsonSchemaChecker
@@ -26,7 +27,11 @@ def load_debugtalk_functions():
 
     """
     # load debugtalk.py module
-    imported_module = importlib.import_module("debugtalk")
+    if sys.modules.get('debugtalk'):
+        imported_module = importlib.reload(sys.modules['debugtalk'])
+    else:
+        imported_module = importlib.import_module("debugtalk")
+
     return load_module_functions(imported_module)