diff --git a/bamboohr/widget.go b/bamboohr/widget.go
index 5876f567..1e9eb751 100644
--- a/bamboohr/widget.go
+++ b/bamboohr/widget.go
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@ func NewWidget() *Widget {
 /* -------------------- Exported Functions -------------------- */
 
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
-	if widget.Disabled() {
-		return
-	}
-
 	client := NewClient("https://api.bamboohr.com/api/gateway.php")
 	todayItems := client.Away(
 		"timeOff",
diff --git a/clocks/widget.go b/clocks/widget.go
index 0e1a7fdc..d6d6ee2a 100644
--- a/clocks/widget.go
+++ b/clocks/widget.go
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@ func NewWidget() *Widget {
 /* -------------------- Exported Functions -------------------- */
 
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
-	if widget.Disabled() {
-		return
-	}
-
 	widget.UpdateRefreshedAt()
 	widget.display(widget.clockColl.Sorted())
 }
diff --git a/cmdrunner/widget.go b/cmdrunner/widget.go
index 3c80ae5a..0708527e 100644
--- a/cmdrunner/widget.go
+++ b/cmdrunner/widget.go
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@ func NewWidget() *Widget {
 }
 
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
-	if widget.Disabled() {
-		return
-	}
-
 	widget.UpdateRefreshedAt()
 	widget.execute()
 	widget.View.SetTitle(fmt.Sprintf(" %s ", widget))
diff --git a/cryptoexchanges/bittrex/widget.go b/cryptoexchanges/bittrex/widget.go
index 7bb83b3a..7bbf1003 100644
--- a/cryptoexchanges/bittrex/widget.go
+++ b/cryptoexchanges/bittrex/widget.go
@@ -100,10 +100,6 @@ func makeMarketCurrency(name string) *mCurrency {
 
 // Refresh & update after interval time
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
-	if widget.Disabled() {
-		return
-	}
-
 	widget.updateSummary()
 	widget.UpdateRefreshedAt()
 	widget.display()
diff --git a/cryptoexchanges/cryptolive/widget.go b/cryptoexchanges/cryptolive/widget.go
index 732f6863..daaefa0e 100644
--- a/cryptoexchanges/cryptolive/widget.go
+++ b/cryptoexchanges/cryptolive/widget.go
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ func NewWidget() *Widget {
 
 // Refresh & update after interval time
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
-	if widget.Disabled() {
-		return
-	}
-
 	widget.updateCurrencies()
 	widget.UpdateRefreshedAt()
 
diff --git a/gcal/widget.go b/gcal/widget.go
index 3b343627..487c8daa 100644
--- a/gcal/widget.go
+++ b/gcal/widget.go
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@ func NewWidget() *Widget {
 /* -------------------- Exported Functions -------------------- */
 
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
-	if widget.Disabled() {
-		return
-	}
-
 	events, _ := Fetch()
 
 	widget.UpdateRefreshedAt()
diff --git a/git/widget.go b/git/widget.go
index 850d3bfd..89aad5a2 100644
--- a/git/widget.go
+++ b/git/widget.go
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@ func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, pages *tview.Pages) *Widget {
 /* -------------------- Exported Functions -------------------- */
 
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
-	if widget.Disabled() {
-		return
-	}
-
 	repoPaths := wtf.ToStrs(Config.UList("wtf.mods.git.repositories"))
 
 	widget.UpdateRefreshedAt()
diff --git a/github/widget.go b/github/widget.go
index ad186310..717f1bab 100644
--- a/github/widget.go
+++ b/github/widget.go
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, pages *tview.Pages) *Widget {
 /* -------------------- Exported Functions -------------------- */
 
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
-	if widget.Disabled() {
-		return
-	}
-
 	for _, repo := range widget.GithubRepos {
 		repo.Refresh()
 	}
diff --git a/ipinfo/widget.go b/ipinfo/widget.go
index 95257c45..62db1732 100644
--- a/ipinfo/widget.go
+++ b/ipinfo/widget.go
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@ func NewWidget() *Widget {
 }
 
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
-	if widget.Disabled() {
-		return
-	}
-
 	widget.UpdateRefreshedAt()
 	widget.ipinfo()
 	widget.View.Clear()
@@ -73,10 +69,7 @@ func (widget *Widget) ipinfo() {
 		return
 	}
 	defer response.Body.Close()
-	if err != nil {
-		widget.result = fmt.Sprintf("%s", err.Error())
-		return
-	}
+
 	var info ipinfo
 	err = json.NewDecoder(response.Body).Decode(&info)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/jira/widget.go b/jira/widget.go
index d9fe19f1..126c629d 100644
--- a/jira/widget.go
+++ b/jira/widget.go
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@ func NewWidget() *Widget {
 /* -------------------- Exported Functions -------------------- */
 
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
-	if widget.Disabled() {
-		return
-	}
-
 	searchResult, err := IssuesFor(Config.UString("wtf.mods.jira.username"), Config.UString("wtf.mods.jira.project", ""), Config.UString("wtf.mods.jira.jql", ""))
 
 	widget.UpdateRefreshedAt()
diff --git a/newrelic/widget.go b/newrelic/widget.go
index 2831ea08..ca16966f 100644
--- a/newrelic/widget.go
+++ b/newrelic/widget.go
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ func NewWidget() *Widget {
 /* -------------------- Exported Functions -------------------- */
 
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
-	if widget.Disabled() {
-		return
-	}
-
 	app, appErr := Application()
 	deploys, depErr := Deployments()
 
diff --git a/opsgenie/widget.go b/opsgenie/widget.go
index bf72c006..314b832a 100644
--- a/opsgenie/widget.go
+++ b/opsgenie/widget.go
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ func NewWidget() *Widget {
 /* -------------------- Exported Functions -------------------- */
 
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
-	if widget.Disabled() {
-		return
-	}
-
 	data, err := Fetch()
 
 	widget.UpdateRefreshedAt()
diff --git a/power/widget.go b/power/widget.go
index dc98d6ae..d3d3a996 100644
--- a/power/widget.go
+++ b/power/widget.go
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@ func NewWidget() *Widget {
 }
 
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
-	if widget.Disabled() {
-		return
-	}
-
 	widget.UpdateRefreshedAt()
 	widget.Battery.Refresh()
 
diff --git a/prettyweather/widget.go b/prettyweather/widget.go
index 5cb61446..c0ef7596 100644
--- a/prettyweather/widget.go
+++ b/prettyweather/widget.go
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ func NewWidget() *Widget {
 }
 
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
-	if widget.Disabled() {
-		return
-	}
-
 	widget.UpdateRefreshedAt()
 	widget.prettyWeather()
 
diff --git a/security/widget.go b/security/widget.go
index a6161fd9..f5769b8e 100644
--- a/security/widget.go
+++ b/security/widget.go
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ func NewWidget() *Widget {
 /* -------------------- Exported Functions -------------------- */
 
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
-	if widget.Disabled() {
-		return
-	}
-
 	data := NewSecurityData()
 	data.Fetch()
 
diff --git a/status/widget.go b/status/widget.go
index 6550fe5f..3bd71599 100644
--- a/status/widget.go
+++ b/status/widget.go
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@ func NewWidget() *Widget {
 /* -------------------- Exported Functions -------------------- */
 
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
-	if widget.Disabled() {
-		return
-	}
-
 	widget.UpdateRefreshedAt()
 
 	widget.View.SetText(
diff --git a/system/widget.go b/system/widget.go
index 29f9efd0..c13ed5ea 100644
--- a/system/widget.go
+++ b/system/widget.go
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@ func NewWidget(date, version string) *Widget {
 }
 
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
-	if widget.Disabled() {
-		return
-	}
-
 	widget.UpdateRefreshedAt()
 
 	widget.View.SetText(
diff --git a/textfile/widget.go b/textfile/widget.go
index d581dc4f..2bc3afe6 100644
--- a/textfile/widget.go
+++ b/textfile/widget.go
@@ -48,10 +48,6 @@ func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, pages *tview.Pages) *Widget {
 /* -------------------- Exported Functions -------------------- */
 
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
-	if widget.Disabled() {
-		return
-	}
-
 	widget.UpdateRefreshedAt()
 	widget.View.SetTitle(fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", widget.Name, widget.filePath))
 
diff --git a/todo/widget.go b/todo/widget.go
index f0b15503..00dcb984 100644
--- a/todo/widget.go
+++ b/todo/widget.go
@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@ func NewWidget(app *tview.Application, pages *tview.Pages) *Widget {
 /* -------------------- Exported Functions -------------------- */
 
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
-	if widget.Disabled() {
-		return
-	}
-
 	widget.UpdateRefreshedAt()
 	widget.load()
 	widget.display()
diff --git a/weather/widget.go b/weather/widget.go
index c9fba361..992c7207 100644
--- a/weather/widget.go
+++ b/weather/widget.go
@@ -74,10 +74,6 @@ func (widget *Widget) Fetch(cityIDs []int) []*owm.CurrentWeatherData {
 // Refresh fetches new data from the OpenWeatherMap API and loads the new data into the.
 // widget's view for rendering
 func (widget *Widget) Refresh() {
-	if widget.Disabled() {
-		return
-	}
-
 	widget.Data = widget.Fetch(wtf.ToInts(Config.UList("wtf.mods.weather.cityids", widget.defaultCityCodes())))
 
 	widget.UpdateRefreshedAt()
diff --git a/wtf.go b/wtf.go
index 0a3f16a1..c258177d 100644
--- a/wtf.go
+++ b/wtf.go
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ func watchForConfigChanges(app *tview.Application, configFlag string, grid *tvie
 			select {
 			case <-watch.Event:
 				loadConfig(configFlag)
+				// Disable all widgets to stop scheduler goroutines and rmeove widgets from memory.
+				disableAllWidgets()
 				makeWidgets(app, pages)
 				grid = buildGrid(Widgets)
 				pages.AddPage("grid", grid, true, true)
@@ -155,6 +157,12 @@ var (
 	version = "dev"
 )
 
+func disableAllWidgets() {
+	for _, widget := range Widgets {
+		widget.Disable()
+	}
+}
+
 func addWidget(app *tview.Application, pages *tview.Pages, widgetName string) {
 	// Always in alphabetical order
 	switch widgetName {
diff --git a/wtf/enabler.go b/wtf/enabler.go
index 26ec5a21..c7a5b973 100644
--- a/wtf/enabler.go
+++ b/wtf/enabler.go
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ package wtf
 type Enabler interface {
 	Disabled() bool
 	Enabled() bool
+	Disable()
 }
diff --git a/wtf/text_widget.go b/wtf/text_widget.go
index 8c7f864d..b62868ef 100644
--- a/wtf/text_widget.go
+++ b/wtf/text_widget.go
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ func (widget *TextWidget) Enabled() bool {
 	return widget.enabled
 }
 
+func (widget *TextWidget) Disable() {
+	widget.enabled = false
+}
+
 func (widget *TextWidget) Focusable() bool {
 	return widget.enabled && widget.focusable
 }