diff --git a/dist/escu/default/app.conf b/dist/escu/default/app.conf
index 0f74e7fb52..d1e9ac4501 100644
--- a/dist/escu/default/app.conf
+++ b/dist/escu/default/app.conf
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ reload.governance = simple
 reload.managed_configurations = simple
 reload.postprocess = simple
 reload.content-version = simple
+reload.es_investigations = simple
 
 [launcher]
 author = Splunk