diff --git a/app/access_controls/access_control_edit.php b/app/access_controls/access_control_edit.php
index 3dc34d36d2..69d8c41853 100644
--- a/app/access_controls/access_control_edit.php
+++ b/app/access_controls/access_control_edit.php
@@ -103,8 +103,19 @@
 						break;
 				}
 
-				//redirect the user
+				//clear the cache, reloadacl and redirect the user
 				if (in_array($_POST['action'], array('copy', 'delete', 'toggle'))) {
+					//clear the cache
+					$cache = new cache;
+					$cache->delete("configuration:acl.conf");
+
+					//create the event socket connection
+					$fp = event_socket_create($_SESSION['event_socket_ip_address'], $_SESSION['event_socket_port'], $_SESSION['event_socket_password']);
+					if ($fp) {
+						event_socket_request($fp, "api reloadacl");
+					}
+
+					//redirect the user
 					header('Location: access_control_edit.php?id='.$id);
 					exit;
 				}
@@ -162,6 +173,16 @@
 			$database->app_uuid = '1416a250-f6e1-4edc-91a6-5c9b883638fd';
 			$database->save($array);
 
+		//clear the cache
+			$cache = new cache;
+			$cache->delete("configuration:acl.conf");
+
+		//create the event socket connection
+			$fp = event_socket_create($_SESSION['event_socket_ip_address'], $_SESSION['event_socket_port'], $_SESSION['event_socket_password']);
+			if ($fp) {
+				event_socket_request($fp, "api reloadacl");
+			}
+
 		//redirect the user
 			if (isset($action)) {
 				if ($action == "add") {