diff --git a/include/fluent-bit/flb_filter.h b/include/fluent-bit/flb_filter.h
index 12649073bd5..ef27540a924 100644
--- a/include/fluent-bit/flb_filter.h
+++ b/include/fluent-bit/flb_filter.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ struct flb_filter_plugin {
     struct flb_config_map *config_map;
 
     /* Callbacks */
+    int (*cb_pre_run) (struct flb_filter_instance *, struct flb_config *, void *);
     int (*cb_init) (struct flb_filter_instance *, struct flb_config *, void *);
     int (*cb_filter) (const void *, size_t,
                       const char *, int,
diff --git a/include/fluent-bit/flb_reload.h b/include/fluent-bit/flb_reload.h
index 7066505a21c..6277add116d 100644
--- a/include/fluent-bit/flb_reload.h
+++ b/include/fluent-bit/flb_reload.h
@@ -25,8 +25,12 @@
 #include <fluent-bit/flb_config.h>
 #include <fluent-bit/flb_config_format.h>
 
-#define FLB_RELOAD_IDLE 0
-#define FLB_RELOAD_IN_PROGRESS 1
+#define FLB_RELOAD_IDLE             0
+#define FLB_RELOAD_IN_PROGRESS      1
+#define FLB_RELOAD_ABORTED         -1
+#define FLB_RELOAD_HALTED          -2
+#define FLB_RELOAD_NOT_ENABLED     -3
+#define FLB_RELOAD_INVALID_CONTEXT -4
 
 int flb_reload_property_check_all(struct flb_config *config);
 int flb_reload_reconstruct_cf(struct flb_cf *src_cf, struct flb_cf *dest_cf);
diff --git a/plugins/filter_lua/lua.c b/plugins/filter_lua/lua.c
index bb7bb566ab4..a42cca7ca4b 100644
--- a/plugins/filter_lua/lua.c
+++ b/plugins/filter_lua/lua.c
@@ -36,6 +36,46 @@
 #include "lua_config.h"
 #include "mpack/mpack.h"
 
+static int cb_lua_pre_run(struct flb_filter_instance *f_ins,
+                          struct flb_config *config, void *data)
+{
+    int ret;
+    (void) data;
+    struct lua_filter *ctx;
+    struct flb_luajit *lj;
+
+    /* Create context */
+    ctx = lua_config_create(f_ins, config);
+    if (!ctx) {
+        flb_error("[filter_lua] filter cannot be loaded");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    /* Create LuaJIT state/vm */
+    lj = flb_luajit_create(config);
+    if (!lj) {
+        lua_config_destroy(ctx);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    ctx->lua = lj;
+
+    /* Lua script source code */
+    if (ctx->code) {
+        ret = flb_luajit_load_buffer(ctx->lua,
+                                     ctx->code, flb_sds_len(ctx->code),
+                                     "fluentbit.lua");
+    }
+    else {
+        /* Load Script / file path*/
+        ret = flb_luajit_load_script(ctx->lua, ctx->script);
+    }
+
+    flb_luajit_destroy(ctx->lua);
+    lua_config_destroy(ctx);
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
 static int cb_lua_init(struct flb_filter_instance *f_ins,
                        struct flb_config *config,
                        void *data)
@@ -77,6 +117,7 @@ static int cb_lua_init(struct flb_filter_instance *f_ins,
     }
 
     if (ret == -1) {
+        flb_luajit_destroy(ctx->lua);
         lua_config_destroy(ctx);
         return -1;
     }
@@ -701,6 +742,7 @@ static struct flb_config_map config_map[] = {
 struct flb_filter_plugin filter_lua_plugin = {
     .name         = "lua",
     .description  = "Lua Scripting Filter",
+    .cb_pre_run   = cb_lua_pre_run,
     .cb_init      = cb_lua_init,
 #ifdef FLB_FILTER_LUA_USE_MPACK
     .cb_filter    = cb_lua_filter_mpack,
diff --git a/plugins/filter_wasm/filter_wasm.c b/plugins/filter_wasm/filter_wasm.c
index be3adccd36e..a982a34bc9a 100644
--- a/plugins/filter_wasm/filter_wasm.c
+++ b/plugins/filter_wasm/filter_wasm.c
@@ -247,6 +247,41 @@ static void delete_wasm_config(struct flb_filter_wasm *ctx)
     flb_free(ctx);
 }
 
+/* Check existence of wasm program binary */
+static int cb_wasm_pre_run(struct flb_filter_instance *f_ins,
+                           struct flb_config *config, void *data)
+{
+    struct flb_filter_wasm *ctx = NULL;
+    int ret = -1;
+
+    /* Allocate space for the configuration */
+    ctx = flb_calloc(1, sizeof(struct flb_filter_wasm));
+    if (!ctx) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    /* Initialize exec config */
+    ret = filter_wasm_config_read(ctx, f_ins, config);
+    if (ret < 0) {
+        goto pre_run_error;
+    }
+
+    /* Check accessibility for the wasm path */
+    ret = access(ctx->wasm_path, R_OK);
+    if (ret != 0) {
+        goto pre_run_error;
+    }
+
+    delete_wasm_config(ctx);
+
+    return 0;
+
+pre_run_error:
+    delete_wasm_config(ctx);
+
+    return -1;
+}
+
 /* Initialize plugin */
 static int cb_wasm_init(struct flb_filter_instance *f_ins,
                         struct flb_config *config, void *data)
@@ -311,6 +346,7 @@ static struct flb_config_map config_map[] = {
 struct flb_filter_plugin filter_wasm_plugin = {
     .name         = "wasm",
     .description  = "WASM program filter",
+    .cb_pre_run   = cb_wasm_pre_run,
     .cb_init      = cb_wasm_init,
     .cb_filter    = cb_wasm_filter,
     .cb_exit      = cb_wasm_exit,
diff --git a/src/flb_filter.c b/src/flb_filter.c
index 389709a9a4d..522cadb6aad 100644
--- a/src/flb_filter.c
+++ b/src/flb_filter.c
@@ -588,6 +588,15 @@ int flb_filter_init(struct flb_config *config, struct flb_filter_instance *ins)
         return 0;
     }
 
+    /* Run pre_run callback for the filter */
+    if (p->cb_pre_run) {
+        ret = p->cb_pre_run(ins, config, ins->data);
+        if (ret != 0) {
+            flb_error("Failed pre_run callback on filter %s", ins->name);
+            return -1;
+        }
+    }
+
     /* Initialize the input */
     if (p->cb_init) {
         ret = p->cb_init(ins, config, ins->data);
diff --git a/src/flb_reload.c b/src/flb_reload.c
index ea43a3554d4..12055a1dfe6 100644
--- a/src/flb_reload.c
+++ b/src/flb_reload.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <fluent-bit/flb_kv.h>
 #include <fluent-bit/flb_utils.h>
 #include <fluent-bit/flb_plugin.h>
+#include <fluent-bit/flb_reload.h>
 
 #include <cfl/cfl.h>
 #include <cfl/cfl_sds.h>
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ static int flb_filter_propery_check_all(struct flb_config *config)
     struct mk_list *tmp;
     struct mk_list *head;
     struct flb_filter_instance *ins;
+    struct flb_filter_plugin *p;
 
     /* Iterate all active input instance plugins */
     mk_list_foreach_safe(head, tmp, &config->filters) {
@@ -145,6 +147,17 @@ static int flb_filter_propery_check_all(struct flb_config *config)
             return -1;
         }
 
+        /* Check actual values with additional validator */
+        p = ins->p;
+        /* Run pre_run callback for the filter */
+        if (p->cb_pre_run) {
+            ret = p->cb_pre_run(ins, config, ins->data);
+            if (ret != 0) {
+                flb_error("Failed pre_run callback on filter %s", ins->name);
+                return -1;
+            }
+        }
+
         /* destroy config map (will be recreated at flb_start) */
         if (ins->config_map) {
             flb_config_map_destroy(ins->config_map);
@@ -205,7 +218,7 @@ int flb_reload_property_check_all(struct flb_config *config)
     /* Check properties of filter plugins */
     ret = flb_filter_propery_check_all(config);
     if (ret == -1) {
-        flb_error("[reload] check properties for filter plugins is failed");
+        flb_error("[reload] check properties and additonal vaildations for filter plugins is failed");
 
         return -1;
     }
@@ -371,13 +384,13 @@ int flb_reload(flb_ctx_t *ctx, struct flb_cf *cf_opts)
 
     if (ctx == NULL) {
         flb_error("[reload] given flb context is NULL");
-        return -2;
+        return FLB_RELOAD_INVALID_CONTEXT;
     }
 
     old_config = ctx->config;
     if (old_config->enable_hot_reload != FLB_TRUE) {
         flb_warn("[reload] hot reloading is not enabled");
-        return -3;
+        return FLB_RELOAD_NOT_ENABLED;
     }
 
     if (old_config->ensure_thread_safety_on_hot_reloading) {
@@ -391,7 +404,7 @@ int flb_reload(flb_ctx_t *ctx, struct flb_cf *cf_opts)
      */
     new_cf = flb_cf_create();
     if (!new_cf) {
-        return -1;
+        return FLB_RELOAD_HALTED;
     }
 
     flb_info("reloading instance pid=%lu tid=%p", (long unsigned) getpid(), pthread_self());
@@ -406,7 +419,7 @@ int flb_reload(flb_ctx_t *ctx, struct flb_cf *cf_opts)
             }
             flb_cf_destroy(new_cf);
             flb_error("[reload] reconstruct cf failed");
-            return -1;
+            return FLB_RELOAD_HALTED;
         }
     }
 
@@ -419,7 +432,7 @@ int flb_reload(flb_ctx_t *ctx, struct flb_cf *cf_opts)
         flb_cf_destroy(new_cf);
         flb_error("[reload] creating flb context is failed. Reloading is halted");
 
-        return -1;
+        return FLB_RELOAD_HALTED;
     }
 
     new_config = new_ctx->config;
@@ -446,7 +459,7 @@ int flb_reload(flb_ctx_t *ctx, struct flb_cf *cf_opts)
         if (!new_cf) {
             flb_sds_destroy(file);
 
-            return -1;
+            return FLB_RELOAD_HALTED;
         }
     }
 
@@ -462,7 +475,7 @@ int flb_reload(flb_ctx_t *ctx, struct flb_cf *cf_opts)
             flb_destroy(new_ctx);
             flb_error("[reload] reloaded config is invalid. Reloading is halted");
 
-            return -1;
+            return FLB_RELOAD_HALTED;
         }
     }
 
@@ -476,7 +489,7 @@ int flb_reload(flb_ctx_t *ctx, struct flb_cf *cf_opts)
 
         flb_error("[reload] reloaded config format is invalid. Reloading is halted");
 
-        return -1;
+        return FLB_RELOAD_HALTED;
     }
 
     /* Validate plugin properites before fluent-bit stops the old context. */
@@ -489,7 +502,7 @@ int flb_reload(flb_ctx_t *ctx, struct flb_cf *cf_opts)
 
         flb_error("[reload] reloaded config is invalid. Reloading is halted");
 
-        return -1;
+        return FLB_RELOAD_HALTED;
     }
 
     /* Delete the original context of config format before replacing
@@ -512,12 +525,19 @@ int flb_reload(flb_ctx_t *ctx, struct flb_cf *cf_opts)
 
     ret = flb_start(new_ctx);
 
-    /* Store the new value of hot reloading times into the new context */
-    if (ret == 0) {
-        new_config->hot_reloaded_count = reloaded_count;
-        flb_debug("[reload] hot reloaded %d time(s)", reloaded_count);
-        new_config->hot_reloading = FLB_FALSE;
+    if (ret != 0) {
+        flb_stop(new_ctx);
+        flb_destroy(new_ctx);
+
+        flb_error("[reload] loaded configuration contains error(s). Reloading is aborted");
+
+        return FLB_RELOAD_ABORTED;
     }
 
+    /* Store the new value of hot reloading times into the new context */
+    new_config->hot_reloaded_count = reloaded_count;
+    flb_debug("[reload] hot reloaded %d time(s)", reloaded_count);
+    new_config->hot_reloading = FLB_FALSE;
+
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/fluent-bit.c b/src/fluent-bit.c
index 8ecd517f859..94e5d193281 100644
--- a/src/fluent-bit.c
+++ b/src/fluent-bit.c
@@ -1394,8 +1394,18 @@ int flb_main(int argc, char **argv)
 #endif
         if (flb_bin_restarting == FLB_RELOAD_IN_PROGRESS) {
             /* reload by using same config files/path */
-            flb_reload(ctx, cf_opts);
-            ctx = flb_context_get();
+            ret = flb_reload(ctx, cf_opts);
+            if (ret == 0) {
+                ctx = flb_context_get();
+                flb_bin_restarting = FLB_RELOAD_IDLE;
+            }
+            else {
+                flb_bin_restarting = ret;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (flb_bin_restarting == FLB_RELOAD_HALTED) {
+            sleep(1);
             flb_bin_restarting = FLB_RELOAD_IDLE;
         }
     }
@@ -1403,7 +1413,9 @@ int flb_main(int argc, char **argv)
     if (exit_signal) {
         flb_signal_exit(exit_signal);
     }
-    ret = ctx->config->exit_status_code;
+    if (flb_bin_restarting != FLB_RELOAD_ABORTED) {
+        ret = ctx->config->exit_status_code;
+    }
 
     cf_opts = flb_cf_context_get();
 
@@ -1425,8 +1437,13 @@ int flb_main(int argc, char **argv)
      }
 #endif
 
-    flb_stop(ctx);
-    flb_destroy(ctx);
+     if (flb_bin_restarting == FLB_RELOAD_ABORTED) {
+         fprintf(stderr, "reloading is aborted and exit\n");
+     }
+     else {
+         flb_stop(ctx);
+         flb_destroy(ctx);
+     }
 
     return ret;
 }