diff --git a/include/haproxy/global.h b/include/haproxy/global.h
index 37a460223..17cfff3ae 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/global.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/global.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ void display_version();
 
 void mworker_accept_wrapper(int fd);
 void mworker_reload(int hardreload);
+void on_new_child_failure(void);
 
 /* to be used with warned and WARN_* */
 static inline int already_warned(unsigned int warning)
diff --git a/src/haproxy.c b/src/haproxy.c
index 8d69ead64..e5c00687c 100644
--- a/src/haproxy.c
+++ b/src/haproxy.c
@@ -899,18 +899,10 @@ static void mworker_loop()
 /*
  * Reexec the process in failure mode, instead of exiting
  */
-void reexec_on_failure()
+void on_new_child_failure()
 {
 	struct mworker_proc *child;
 
-	if (!atexit_flag)
-		return;
-
-	/* get the info of the children in the env */
-	if (mworker_env_to_proc_list() < 0) {
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-	}
-
 	/* increment the number of failed reloads */
 	list_for_each_entry(child, &proc_list, list) {
 		child->failedreloads++;
@@ -921,15 +913,13 @@ void reexec_on_failure()
 
 	usermsgs_clr(NULL);
 	setenv("HAPROXY_LOAD_SUCCESS", "0", 1);
-	ha_warning("Loading failure!\n");
+	ha_warning("Failed to load worker!\n");
 #if defined(USE_SYSTEMD)
 	/* the sd_notify API is not able to send a reload failure signal. So
 	 * the READY=1 signal still need to be sent */
 	if (global.tune.options & GTUNE_USE_SYSTEMD)
 		sd_notify(0, "READY=1\nSTATUS=Reload failed!\n");
 #endif
-
-	mworker_reexec(0);
 }
 
 /*