diff --git a/src/compiler/watchPublic.ts b/src/compiler/watchPublic.ts
index 8af1397e19cff..53e3666041415 100644
--- a/src/compiler/watchPublic.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/watchPublic.ts
@@ -700,6 +700,7 @@ namespace ts {
 
         function reloadFileNamesFromConfigFile() {
             writeLog("Reloading new file names and options");
+            reloadLevel = ConfigFileProgramReloadLevel.None;
             rootFileNames = getFileNamesFromConfigSpecs(compilerOptions.configFile!.configFileSpecs!, getNormalizedAbsolutePath(getDirectoryPath(configFileName), currentDirectory), compilerOptions, parseConfigFileHost, extraFileExtensions);
             if (updateErrorForNoInputFiles(rootFileNames, getNormalizedAbsolutePath(configFileName, currentDirectory), compilerOptions.configFile!.configFileSpecs!, configFileParsingDiagnostics!, canConfigFileJsonReportNoInputFiles)) {
                 hasChangedConfigFileParsingErrors = true;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/tscWatch/programUpdates/correctly-parses-wild-card-directories-from-implicit-glob-when-two-keys-differ-only-in-directory-seperator.js b/tests/baselines/reference/tscWatch/programUpdates/correctly-parses-wild-card-directories-from-implicit-glob-when-two-keys-differ-only-in-directory-seperator.js
index d8438868a08a3..2fded49fea8e0 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/tscWatch/programUpdates/correctly-parses-wild-card-directories-from-implicit-glob-when-two-keys-differ-only-in-directory-seperator.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/tscWatch/programUpdates/correctly-parses-wild-card-directories-from-implicit-glob-when-two-keys-differ-only-in-directory-seperator.js
@@ -281,7 +281,6 @@ Output::
 FileWatcher:: Triggered with /user/username/projects/myproject/f1.ts 1:: WatchInfo: /user/username/projects/myproject/f1.ts 250 undefined Source file
 Scheduling update
 Elapsed:: *ms FileWatcher:: Triggered with /user/username/projects/myproject/f1.ts 1:: WatchInfo: /user/username/projects/myproject/f1.ts 250 undefined Source file
-Reloading new file names and options
 Synchronizing program
 [12:00:53 AM] File change detected. Starting incremental compilation...