diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index ce88d09..3edf1b6 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 BASEDIR=$(dirname "$0")
 DEBIAN_PACKAGES="curl git build-essential libssl-dev libreadline-dev zlib1g-dev"
+BASH_RELOAD=false
 
 # FUNCTIONS
 
@@ -43,8 +44,12 @@ function install_mise {
 
   if [[ ! -f $HOME/.bashrc ]] || ! grep -q '.local/bin/mise activate bash' $HOME/.bashrc; then
     echo "eval \"\$($HOME/.local/bin/mise activate bash)\"" >>$HOME/.bashrc
+  fi
+
+  if ! command -v mise >/dev/null; then
     source $HOME/.bashrc
     mise version
+    BASH_RELOAD=true
   fi
 
   if [[ ! -f $HOME/.config/mise/config.toml ]]; then
@@ -78,6 +83,13 @@ function install_requirements {
   fi
 }
 
+function optional_bash_reload {
+  if $BASH_RELOAD; then
+    echo 'reloading bash for mise'
+    exec bash
+  fi
+}
+
 # MAIN
 
 set -Eue
@@ -86,3 +98,5 @@ install_miaou_bash
 install_mise
 install_ruby
 install_rails_templating
+
+optional_bash_reload