diff --git a/src/input/readers/ascii/Ascii.cc b/src/input/readers/ascii/Ascii.cc
index e2b4b81714..7003c519a0 100644
--- a/src/input/readers/ascii/Ascii.cc
+++ b/src/input/readers/ascii/Ascii.cc
@@ -305,11 +305,15 @@ bool Ascii::DoUpdate()
 				// no change
 				return true;
 
+			// Warn again in case of trouble if the file changes. The comparison to 0
+			// is to suppress an extra warning that we'd otherwise get on the initial
+			// inode assignment.
+			if ( ino != 0 )
+				suppress_warnings = false;
+
 			mtime = sb.st_mtime;
 			ino = sb.st_ino;
-			// file changed. reread.
-
-			// fallthrough
+			// File changed. Fall through to re-read.
 			}
 
 		case MODE_MANUAL:
@@ -470,8 +474,8 @@ bool Ascii::DoHeartbeat(double network_time, double current_time)
 
 		case MODE_REREAD:
 		case MODE_STREAM:
-			Update(); // call update and not DoUpdate, because update
-				  // checks disabled.
+			Update(); // Call Update, not DoUpdate, because Update
+				  // checks the "disabled" flag.
 			break;
 
 		default:
diff --git a/src/input/readers/config/Config.cc b/src/input/readers/config/Config.cc
index eca276281c..4f138c8828 100644
--- a/src/input/readers/config/Config.cc
+++ b/src/input/readers/config/Config.cc
@@ -151,11 +151,15 @@ bool Config::DoUpdate()
 				// no change
 				return true;
 
+			// Warn again in case of trouble if the file changes. The comparison to 0
+			// is to suppress an extra warning that we'd otherwise get on the initial
+			// inode assignment.
+			if ( ino != 0 )
+				suppress_warnings = false;
+
 			mtime = sb.st_mtime;
 			ino = sb.st_ino;
-			// file changed. reread.
-
-			// fallthrough
+			// File changed. Fall through to re-read.
 			}
 
 		case MODE_MANUAL:
@@ -309,8 +313,8 @@ bool Config::DoHeartbeat(double network_time, double current_time)
 
 		case MODE_REREAD:
 		case MODE_STREAM:
-			Update(); // call update and not DoUpdate, because update
-				  // checks disabled.
+			Update(); // Call Update, not DoUpdate, because Update
+				  // checks the "disabled" flag.
 			break;
 
 		default: