diff --git a/src/core/MoBenchmark.cpp b/src/core/MoBenchmark.cpp
index f7af4be81d..b8da6d7c98 100644
--- a/src/core/MoBenchmark.cpp
+++ b/src/core/MoBenchmark.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,14 @@ void MoBenchmark::flush_perf() {
    for (const Algorithm::Id algo : Algorithm::all()) algo_perf[algo] = 0.0f;
 }
 
+bool MoBenchmark::compare_perf(Config *previousConfig) {
+   // returns equivalent of == comparison
+   for (const Algorithm::Id algo : Algorithm::all()) {
+       if (algo_perf[algo] != previousConfig->benchmark().algo_perf[algo]) return false;
+   }
+   return true;
+}
+
 void MoBenchmark::read(const rapidjson::Value &value)
 {
     flush_perf();
diff --git a/src/core/MoBenchmark.h b/src/core/MoBenchmark.h
index cc53433cd5..2daae105f2 100644
--- a/src/core/MoBenchmark.h
+++ b/src/core/MoBenchmark.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ namespace xmrig {
 class Controller;
 class Miner;
 class Job;
+class Config;
 
 class MoBenchmark : public IJobResultListener {
 
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ class MoBenchmark : public IJobResultListener {
         void set_controller(std::shared_ptr<Controller> controller) { m_controller = controller.get(); }
 
         void start_perf(); // start benchmarks
+        bool compare_perf(Config *previousConfig);
         void flush_perf();
 
         bool isNewBenchRun() const { return m_isNewBenchRun; }
diff --git a/src/net/Network.cpp b/src/net/Network.cpp
index 5d4f9481c5..9164a29f2f 100644
--- a/src/net/Network.cpp
+++ b/src/net/Network.cpp
@@ -149,9 +149,27 @@ void xmrig::Network::onActive(IStrategy *strategy, IClient *client)
 
 void xmrig::Network::onConfigChanged(Config *config, Config *previousConfig)
 {
-    if (config->pools() == previousConfig->pools() || !config->pools().active()) {
+    if (!config->pools().active() ||
+         (config->pools() == previousConfig->pools()
+#         ifdef XMRIG_FEATURE_MO_BENCHMARK
+          && config->algoMinTime() == previousConfig->algoMinTime()
+          && config->benchmark().compare_perf(previousConfig)
+#         endif
+         )
+    ) {
         return;
     }
+    if (config->pools() != previousConfig->pools()) {
+        LOG_WARN("%s " YELLOW("-> pools changed, reconnecting"), Tags::config());
+    }
+#   ifdef XMRIG_FEATURE_MO_BENCHMARK
+    if (config->algoMinTime() != previousConfig->algoMinTime()) {
+        LOG_WARN("%s " YELLOW("-> algo-min-time changed, reconnecting"), Tags::config());
+    }
+    if (!config->benchmark().compare_perf(previousConfig)) {
+        LOG_WARN("%s " YELLOW("-> algo-perf changed, reconnecting"), Tags::config());
+    }
+#   endif
 
     m_strategy->stop();