diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/config.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/config.ts
index 39d0ef1096..0e6f993d8f 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/config.ts
@@ -191,13 +191,12 @@ export async function loadBackendConfig(options: {
     configRoot: paths.targetRoot,
     configPaths: configPaths.map(opt => resolvePath(opt)),
     watch: {
-      async onChange(newConfigs) {
+      onChange(newConfigs) {
         options.logger.info(
           `Reloaded config from ${newConfigs.map(c => c.context).join(', ')}`,
         );
 
         config.setConfig(ConfigReader.fromConfigs(newConfigs));
-        await updateRedactionMap(configs, options.logger);
       },
       stopSignal: new Promise(resolve => {
         if (currentCancelFunc) {
@@ -218,7 +217,10 @@ export async function loadBackendConfig(options: {
   );
 
   config.setConfig(ConfigReader.fromConfigs(configs));
-  await updateRedactionMap(configs, options.logger);
+
+  // Subscribe to config changes and update the redaction list for logging
+  updateRedactionMap(schema, configs, options.logger);
+  config.subscribe(() => updateRedactionMap(schema, configs, options.logger));
 
   return config;
 }
diff --git a/packages/backend-common/src/logging/rootLogger.ts b/packages/backend-common/src/logging/rootLogger.ts
index 3691f5cd91..114f4b4f48 100644
--- a/packages/backend-common/src/logging/rootLogger.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-common/src/logging/rootLogger.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
+
 import { merge } from 'lodash';
 import * as winston from 'winston';
 import { LoggerOptions } from 'winston';
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/index.ts b/packages/backend/src/index.ts
index cda618f4a8..b6c148dfba 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ async function main() {
     argv: process.argv,
     logger,
   });
-
   const createEnv = makeCreateEnv(config);
 
   const healthcheckEnv = useHotMemoize(module, () => createEnv('healthcheck'));