diff --git a/src/ircdb.py b/src/ircdb.py
index b570352f7..2ddf055ce 100644
--- a/src/ircdb.py
+++ b/src/ircdb.py
@@ -650,11 +650,11 @@ class UsersDictionary(utils.IterableMap):
 
     def reload(self):
         """Reloads the database from its file."""
-        self.nextId = 0
-        self.users.clear()
-        self._nameCache.clear()
-        self._hostmaskCache.clear()
         if self.filename is not None:
+            self.nextId = 0
+            self.users.clear()
+            self._nameCache.clear()
+            self._hostmaskCache.clear()
             try:
                 self.open(self.filename)
             except EnvironmentError as e: