diff --git a/pkg/app/loaders.go b/pkg/app/loaders.go
index 488c0e5b..2b1a7f9b 100644
--- a/pkg/app/loaders.go
+++ b/pkg/app/loaders.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ START:
 	}
 	a.Logger.Printf("starting loader type %q", ldTypeS)
 	for targetOp := range ld.Start(ctx) {
+		// do deletes first, since target change equates to delete+add
 		for _, del := range targetOp.Del {
 			// not clustered, delete local target
 			if !a.inCluster() {
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ START:
 	}
 	a.Logger.Printf("starting loader type %q", ldTypeS)
 	for targetOp := range ld.Start(ctx) {
+		// do deletes first since target change is delete+add
 		for _, del := range targetOp.Del {
 			// clustered, delete target in all instances of the cluster
 			a.configLock.Lock()
diff --git a/pkg/loaders/consul_loader/consul_loader.go b/pkg/loaders/consul_loader/consul_loader.go
index 9617e462..69427cb0 100644
--- a/pkg/loaders/consul_loader/consul_loader.go
+++ b/pkg/loaders/consul_loader/consul_loader.go
@@ -434,12 +434,13 @@ func (c *consulLoader) updateTargets(ctx context.Context, srvName string, tcs ma
 	if _, ok := c.lastTargets[srvName]; !ok {
 		c.lastTargets[srvName] = make(map[string]*types.TargetConfig)
 	}
-	for _, add := range targetOp.Add {
-		c.lastTargets[srvName][add.Name] = add
-	}
+	// do delete first since change is delete+add
 	for _, del := range targetOp.Del {
 		delete(c.lastTargets[srvName], del)
 	}
+	for _, add := range targetOp.Add {
+		c.lastTargets[srvName][add.Name] = add
+	}
 	c.m.Unlock()
 
 	opChan <- targetOp
diff --git a/pkg/loaders/docker_loader/docker_loader.go b/pkg/loaders/docker_loader/docker_loader.go
index 2596ac08..88e0a5be 100644
--- a/pkg/loaders/docker_loader/docker_loader.go
+++ b/pkg/loaders/docker_loader/docker_loader.go
@@ -520,12 +520,13 @@ func (d *dockerLoader) updateTargets(ctx context.Context, tcs map[string]*types.
 		return
 	}
 	d.m.Lock()
-	for _, add := range targetOp.Add {
-		d.lastTargets[add.Name] = add
-	}
+	// do deletes first since change is delete+add
 	for _, del := range targetOp.Del {
 		delete(d.lastTargets, del)
 	}
+	for _, add := range targetOp.Add {
+		d.lastTargets[add.Name] = add
+	}
 	d.m.Unlock()
 	opChan <- targetOp
 }
diff --git a/pkg/loaders/file_loader/file_loader.go b/pkg/loaders/file_loader/file_loader.go
index 9f0807e1..0c6aa9ae 100644
--- a/pkg/loaders/file_loader/file_loader.go
+++ b/pkg/loaders/file_loader/file_loader.go
@@ -291,12 +291,13 @@ func (f *fileLoader) updateTargets(ctx context.Context, tcs map[string]*types.Ta
 		return
 	}
 	f.m.Lock()
-	for _, add := range targetOp.Add {
-		f.lastTargets[add.Name] = add
-	}
+	// do delete first since change is delete+add
 	for _, del := range targetOp.Del {
 		delete(f.lastTargets, del)
 	}
+	for _, add := range targetOp.Add {
+		f.lastTargets[add.Name] = add
+	}
 	f.m.Unlock()
 	opChan <- targetOp
 }
diff --git a/pkg/loaders/http_loader/http_loader.go b/pkg/loaders/http_loader/http_loader.go
index 08767ab2..f3e3d4f8 100644
--- a/pkg/loaders/http_loader/http_loader.go
+++ b/pkg/loaders/http_loader/http_loader.go
@@ -329,14 +329,16 @@ func (h *httpLoader) updateTargets(ctx context.Context, tcs map[string]*types.Ta
 		return
 	}
 	h.m.Lock()
+	// do delete first, since target change
+	// consists of delete and add
+	for _, n := range targetOp.Del {
+		delete(h.lastTargets, n)
+	}
 	for n, t := range targetOp.Add {
 		if _, ok := h.lastTargets[n]; !ok {
 			h.lastTargets[n] = t
 		}
 	}
-	for _, n := range targetOp.Del {
-		delete(h.lastTargets, n)
-	}
 	h.m.Unlock()
 	opChan <- targetOp
 }
@@ -417,12 +419,29 @@ func (f *httpLoader) runActions(ctx context.Context, tcs map[string]*types.Targe
 		}
 	}()
 	// create waitGroup and add the number of target operations to it
-	wg := new(sync.WaitGroup)
-	wg.Add(len(targetOp.Add) + len(targetOp.Del))
+	wgDelete := new(sync.WaitGroup)
+	wgDelete.Add(len(targetOp.Del))
+	// run OnDelete actions first, since change==delete+add
+	for _, tDel := range targetOp.Del {
+		go func(name string) {
+			defer wgDelete.Done()
+			err := f.runOnDeleteActions(ctx, name, tcs)
+			if err != nil {
+				f.logger.Printf("failed running OnDelete actions: %v", err)
+				return
+			}
+			opChan <- &loaders.TargetOperation{Del: []string{name}}
+		}(tDel)
+	}
+	wgDelete.Wait()
+
+	wgAdd := new(sync.WaitGroup)
+	wgAdd.Add(len(targetOp.Add))
+
 	// run OnAdd actions
 	for n, tAdd := range targetOp.Add {
 		go func(n string, tc *types.TargetConfig) {
-			defer wg.Done()
+			defer wgDelete.Done()
 			err := f.runOnAddActions(ctx, tc.Name, tcs)
 			if err != nil {
 				f.logger.Printf("failed running OnAdd actions: %v", err)
@@ -431,19 +450,8 @@ func (f *httpLoader) runActions(ctx context.Context, tcs map[string]*types.Targe
 			opChan <- &loaders.TargetOperation{Add: map[string]*types.TargetConfig{n: tc}}
 		}(n, tAdd)
 	}
-	// run OnDelete actions
-	for _, tDel := range targetOp.Del {
-		go func(name string) {
-			defer wg.Done()
-			err := f.runOnDeleteActions(ctx, name, tcs)
-			if err != nil {
-				f.logger.Printf("failed running OnDelete actions: %v", err)
-				return
-			}
-			opChan <- &loaders.TargetOperation{Del: []string{name}}
-		}(tDel)
-	}
-	wg.Wait()
+
+	wgAdd.Wait()
 	close(opChan)
 	<-doneCh //wait for gathering goroutine to finish
 	return result, nil
diff --git a/pkg/loaders/loaders.go b/pkg/loaders/loaders.go
index b50ee643..8efb6c14 100644
--- a/pkg/loaders/loaders.go
+++ b/pkg/loaders/loaders.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ package loaders
 import (
 	"context"
 	"log"
+	"reflect"
 
 	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
@@ -72,30 +73,48 @@ func DecodeConfig(src, dst interface{}) error {
 	return decoder.Decode(src)
 }
 
-func Diff(m1, m2 map[string]*types.TargetConfig) *TargetOperation {
+func Diff(currentMap, newMap map[string]*types.TargetConfig) *TargetOperation {
 	result := &TargetOperation{
 		Add: make(map[string]*types.TargetConfig, 0),
 		Del: make([]string, 0),
 	}
-	if len(m1) == 0 {
-		for n, t := range m2 {
+	// handle removed and added targets
+	if len(currentMap) == 0 {
+		for n, t := range newMap {
 			result.Add[n] = t
 		}
 		return result
 	}
-	if len(m2) == 0 {
-		for name := range m1 {
+	if len(newMap) == 0 {
+		for name := range currentMap {
 			result.Del = append(result.Del, name)
 		}
 		return result
 	}
-	for n, t := range m2 {
-		if _, ok := m1[n]; !ok {
+	for n, t := range newMap {
+		if _, ok := currentMap[n]; !ok {
 			result.Add[n] = t
 		}
 	}
-	for n := range m1 {
-		if _, ok := m2[n]; !ok {
+	for n := range currentMap {
+		if _, ok := newMap[n]; !ok {
+			result.Del = append(result.Del, n)
+		}
+	}
+	// handle changes
+	for n, currentVal := range currentMap {
+		newVal, ok := newMap[n]
+		// we don't have the target in the new config,
+		// already handled above
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		// if any target parameter changes, we need to remove
+		// and re-add
+		// the only case I see where we wouldn't necessarily need to restart the actual GRPC connection
+		// is if Tags and EventTags changed, we could just apply the new tags internally (but right now it's done in the StartCollector phase)
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(currentVal, newVal) {
+			result.Add[n] = newVal
 			result.Del = append(result.Del, n)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/loaders/loaders_test.go b/pkg/loaders/loaders_test.go
index 0f55d64b..66caee3f 100644
--- a/pkg/loaders/loaders_test.go
+++ b/pkg/loaders/loaders_test.go
@@ -149,6 +149,24 @@ var testSet = map[string]struct {
 			Del: []string{"target1"},
 		},
 	},
+	"t10-target-change": {
+		m1: map[string]*types.TargetConfig{
+			"target1": {Address: "ip1"},
+			"target2": {Address: "ip2"},
+		},
+		m2: map[string]*types.TargetConfig{
+			"target1": {Address: "ip1"},
+			"target2": {Address: "ip2new"},
+		},
+		output: &TargetOperation{
+			Add: map[string]*types.TargetConfig{
+				"target2": {
+					Address: "ip2new",
+				},
+			},
+			Del: []string{"target2"},
+		},
+	},
 }
 
 func TestGetInstancesTagsMatches(t *testing.T) {