diff --git a/src/NadekoBot/Modules/Utility/Commands/PatreonCommands.cs b/src/NadekoBot/Modules/Utility/Commands/PatreonCommands.cs
index 509419fd..293e2c42 100644
--- a/src/NadekoBot/Modules/Utility/Commands/PatreonCommands.cs
+++ b/src/NadekoBot/Modules/Utility/Commands/PatreonCommands.cs
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ namespace NadekoBot.Modules.Utility
             [OwnerOnly]
             public async Task PatreonRewardsReload()
             {
-                await _patreon.LoadPledges().ConfigureAwait(false);
+                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_creds.PatreonAccessToken))
+                    return;
+                await _patreon.RefreshPledges(true).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
                 await Context.Channel.SendConfirmAsync("👌").ConfigureAwait(false);
             }
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ namespace NadekoBot.Modules.Utility
             {
                 if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(_creds.PatreonAccessToken))
                     return;
+
                 if (DateTime.UtcNow.Day < 5)
                 {
                     await ReplyErrorLocalized("clpa_too_early").ConfigureAwait(false);
diff --git a/src/NadekoBot/NadekoBot.cs b/src/NadekoBot/NadekoBot.cs
index 2ee3d1b3..26cf6d91 100644
--- a/src/NadekoBot/NadekoBot.cs
+++ b/src/NadekoBot/NadekoBot.cs
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ namespace NadekoBot
                 var repeaterService = new MessageRepeaterService(this, Client, AllGuildConfigs);
                 //var converterService = new ConverterService(Db);
                 var commandMapService = new CommandMapService(AllGuildConfigs);
-                var patreonRewardsService = new PatreonRewardsService(Credentials, Db, Currency);
+                var patreonRewardsService = new PatreonRewardsService(Credentials, Db, Currency, Client);
                 var verboseErrorsService = new VerboseErrorsService(AllGuildConfigs, Db, CommandHandler, helpService);
                 var pruneService = new PruneService();
                 #endregion
diff --git a/src/NadekoBot/Services/Utility/PatreonRewardsService.cs b/src/NadekoBot/Services/Utility/PatreonRewardsService.cs
index f3811c6d..8b463f7e 100644
--- a/src/NadekoBot/Services/Utility/PatreonRewardsService.cs
+++ b/src/NadekoBot/Services/Utility/PatreonRewardsService.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ namespace NadekoBot.Services.Utility
         private readonly DbService _db;
         private readonly CurrencyService _currency;
 
+        private readonly string cacheFileName = "./patreon-rewards.json";
+
         public PatreonRewardsService(IBotCredentials creds, DbService db, CurrencyService currency,
             DiscordSocketClient client)
         {
@@ -41,7 +43,8 @@ namespace NadekoBot.Services.Utility
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(creds.PatreonAccessToken))
                 return;
             _log = LogManager.GetCurrentClassLogger();
-            Updater = new Timer(async (load) => await RefreshPledges((bool)load), client.ShardId == 0, TimeSpan.Zero, Interval);
+            Updater = new Timer(async (load) => await RefreshPledges((bool)load),
+                client.ShardId == 0, client.ShardId == 0 ? TimeSpan.Zero : TimeSpan.FromMinutes(2), Interval);
         }
 
         public async Task RefreshPledges(bool shouldLoad)
@@ -93,11 +96,15 @@ namespace NadekoBot.Services.Utility
                 {
                     getPledgesLocker.Release();
                 }
+                Console.WriteLine("Pledges loaded from the website");
             }
             else
             {
+                if(File.Exists(cacheFileName))
                 Pledges = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<PatreonUserAndReward[]>(File.ReadAllText("./patreon_rewards.json"))
                     .ToImmutableArray();
+
+                Console.WriteLine("Pledges loaded from the file");
             }
         }