diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c3dba07..9d18540 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ All notable changes to the "solidity-visual-auditor" extension will be documente
 ## v0.0.22
 - update: solidity parser, surya (#41 #42)
 - fix: linter warnings (#40)
+- fix: configuration changes now take effect immediately (#43)
 
 ## v0.0.21
 - fix: Support VSCode for Windows (#38, #35)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 738e127..8bf6e91 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -272,7 +272,6 @@ This feature is provided by [Inline Bookmarks](https://marketplace.visualstudio.
 
 ## Known Issues
 
-* changing settings may require a vscode reload.
 * outline view does not always refresh. **TempFix**: modify and save the file to trigger a refresh.
 * codelenses do not appear. **TempFix**: modify and save the file to trigger a refresh.
 * [github issues](https://github.com/tintinweb/vscode-solidity-auditor/issues)
@@ -288,6 +287,7 @@ This feature is provided by [Inline Bookmarks](https://marketplace.visualstudio.
 ## v0.0.22
 - update: solidity parser, surya (#41 #42)
 - fix: linter warnings (#40)
+- fix: configuration changes now take effect immediately (#43)
 
 ## v0.0.21
 - fix: Support VSCode for Windows (#38, #35)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2697e41..3e6358b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@
     "dependencies": {
         "c3-linearization": "^0.3.0",
         "keccak": "^2.0.0",
-        "solidity-parser-diligence": "0.4.14",
-        "surya": "0.3.2"
+        "solidity-parser-diligence": "0.4.15",
+        "surya": "0.3.3"
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/extension.js b/src/extension.js
index 8aefb88..89d83ba 100644
--- a/src/extension.js
+++ b/src/extension.js
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ const settings = require('./settings');
 /** globals - const */
 const languageId = settings.languageId;
 const docSelector = settings.docSelector;
-const solidityVAConfig = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('solidity-va');
 
 const g_parser = new SolidityParser();
 var activeEditor;
@@ -71,8 +70,7 @@ async function setDecorations(editor, decorations){
 /*** EVENTS *********************************************** */
 
 function onInitModules(context, type){
-    //mod_codelens.init(context, type, solidityVAConfig);
-    mod_decorator.init(context, solidityVAConfig);
+    mod_decorator.init(context);
 
     //globals init
     g_diagnostics = new DiliDiagnosticCollection(context, vscode.workspace.rootPath);
@@ -369,11 +367,11 @@ function analyzeSourceUnit(cancellationToken, document){
                 }
                 //annotate external calls?
             });
-            if (solidityVAConfig.deco.arguments) {
+            if (settings.extensionConfig().deco.arguments) {
                 decorations = decorations.concat(mod_decorator.semanticHighlightFunctionParameters(highlightIdentifiers));
             }
 
-            if (solidityVAConfig.deco.warn.reserved){
+            if (settings.extensionConfig().deco.warn.reserved){
                 decorations = decorations.concat(checkReservedIdentifiers(insights.contracts[contract].functions[functionName].identifiers));
                 decorations = decorations.concat(checkReservedIdentifiers(insights.contracts[contract].functions[functionName].arguments));
                 decorations = decorations.concat(checkReservedIdentifiers(insights.contracts[contract].functions[functionName].returns));
@@ -519,11 +517,11 @@ function analyzeSourceUnit(cancellationToken, document){
                 }
                 //annotate external calls?
             });
-            if (solidityVAConfig.deco.arguments) {
+            if (settings.extensionConfig().deco.arguments) {
                 decorations = decorations.concat(mod_decorator.semanticHighlightFunctionParameters(highlightIdentifiers));
             }
 
-            if (solidityVAConfig.deco.warn.reserved){
+            if (settings.extensionConfig().deco.warn.reserved){
                 decorations = decorations.concat(checkReservedIdentifiers(insights.contracts[contract].modifiers[functionName].identifiers));
                 decorations = decorations.concat(checkReservedIdentifiers(insights.contracts[contract].modifiers[functionName].arguments));
                 decorations = decorations.concat(checkReservedIdentifiers(insights.contracts[contract].modifiers[functionName].returns));
@@ -532,7 +530,7 @@ function analyzeSourceUnit(cancellationToken, document){
         }
         //decorate events
         for (var functionName in insights.contracts[contract].events){
-            if (solidityVAConfig.deco.warn.reserved){
+            if (settings.extensionConfig().deco.warn.reserved){
                 decorations = decorations.concat(checkReservedIdentifiers(insights.contracts[contract].events[functionName].identifiers));
                 decorations = decorations.concat(checkReservedIdentifiers(insights.contracts[contract].events[functionName].arguments));
                 decorations = decorations.concat(checkReservedIdentifiers(insights.contracts[contract].events[functionName].returns));
@@ -546,7 +544,7 @@ function analyzeSourceUnit(cancellationToken, document){
         return;
     }
 
-    if (solidityVAConfig.deco.statevars) {
+    if (settings.extensionConfig().deco.statevars) {
         setDecorations(activeEditor, decorations);
     }
     console.log("✓ apply decorations - scope");
@@ -558,7 +556,7 @@ function onDidSave(document){
     currentCancellationTokens.onDidSave.dispose();
     currentCancellationTokens.onDidSave = new CancellationTokenSource();
     // check if there are any 
-    if(solidityVAConfig.diagnostics.cdili_json.import && g_diagnostics){
+    if(settings.extensionConfig().diagnostics.cdili_json.import && g_diagnostics){
         g_diagnostics.updateIssues(currentCancellationTokens.onDidSave.token);
     }
 
@@ -599,7 +597,7 @@ function onActivate(context) {
             vscode.languages.reg
         );
         
-        if(!solidityVAConfig.mode.active){
+        if(!settings.extensionConfig().mode.active){
             console.log("ⓘ activate extension: entering passive mode. not registering any active code augmentation support.");
             return;
         }
@@ -793,7 +791,7 @@ function onActivate(context) {
         
         /** experimental */
         //onDidChange() // forces inspection and makes sure data is ready for symbolprovider
-        if(solidityVAConfig.outline.enable){
+        if(settings.extensionConfig().outline.enable){
             context.subscriptions.push(
                 vscode.languages.registerDocumentSymbolProvider(
                     docSel, 
@@ -802,7 +800,7 @@ function onActivate(context) {
             );
         }
         
-        if(solidityVAConfig.codelens.enable){
+        if(settings.extensionConfig().codelens.enable){
             context.subscriptions.push(
                 vscode.languages.registerCodeLensProvider(
                     docSel,
diff --git a/src/features/commands.js b/src/features/commands.js
index 3b49d63..a5a0824 100644
--- a/src/features/commands.js
+++ b/src/features/commands.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ const mod_symbols = require('./symbols.js');
 
 const surya = require('surya');
 
-const solidityVAConfig = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('solidity-va');
 
 const suryaDefaultColorSchemeDark = {
     digraph : {
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ class Commands{
 
         let files;
 
-        if(solidityVAConfig.tools.surya.input.contracts=="workspace"){
+        if(settings.extensionConfig().tools.surya.input.contracts=="workspace"){
             await vscode.workspace.findFiles("**/*.sol",'**/node_modules', 500)
                 .then(uris => {
                     files = uris.map(function (uri) {
@@ -147,7 +146,7 @@ class Commands{
                 //solidity-va.preview.render.markdown
                 vscode.workspace.openTextDocument({content: ret, language: "dot"})
                     .then(doc => {
-                        if(solidityVAConfig.preview.dot){
+                        if(settings.extensionConfig().preview.dot){
                             vscode.commands.executeCommand("interactive-graphviz.preview.beside", {document: doc, content:ret, callback:null})
                             .catch(error =>{
                                 vscode.commands.executeCommand("graphviz.previewToSide", doc.uri)
@@ -176,7 +175,7 @@ class Commands{
                 ret = surya.inheritance(files,{draggable:false});
                 vscode.workspace.openTextDocument({content: ret, language: "dot"})
                     .then(doc => {
-                        if(solidityVAConfig.preview.dot){
+                        if(settings.extensionConfig().preview.dot){
                             vscode.commands.executeCommand("interactive-graphviz.preview.beside", {document: doc, content:ret, callback:null})
                             .catch(error =>{
                                 vscode.commands.executeCommand("graphviz.previewToSide", doc.uri)
@@ -245,7 +244,7 @@ class Commands{
                 ret = surya.mdreport(files);
                 vscode.workspace.openTextDocument({content: ret, language: "markdown"})
                     .then(doc => {
-                        if(solidityVAConfig.preview.markdown){
+                        if(settings.extensionConfig().preview.markdown){
                             vscode.commands.executeCommand("markdown-preview-enhanced.openPreview", doc.uri)
                                 .catch(error => {
                                     //command does not exist
@@ -550,8 +549,8 @@ ${topLevelContractsText}`;
         let content = `@startuml
 ' -- for auto-render install: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=jebbs.plantuml
 ' -- options --
-${solidityVAConfig.uml.options}
-${solidityVAConfig.uml.actors.enable ? "allowmixing": ""}
+${settings.extensionConfig().uml.options}
+${settings.extensionConfig().uml.actors.enable ? "allowmixing": ""}
 
 ' -- classes --
 `;
@@ -595,7 +594,7 @@ ${Object.values(contractObj.functions).reduce((umlFuncTxt, funcObj) => {
         }, "");
 
 
-        if(solidityVAConfig.uml.actors.enable){
+        if(settings.extensionConfig().uml.actors.enable){
             //lets see if we can get actors as well :)
 
             let addresses = [];
diff --git a/src/features/deco.js b/src/features/deco.js
index a634b22..7cbde3a 100644
--- a/src/features/deco.js
+++ b/src/features/deco.js
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ function semanticHighlightFunctionParameters(arrIdents){
     return decorations;
 }
 
-function init(context, config){
+function init(context){
     [...Array(15).keys()].forEach(function(idx){
         styles["styleArgument"+idx] = vscode.window.createTextEditorDecorationType({
             //cursor: 'crosshair',
diff --git a/src/features/hover.js b/src/features/hover.js
index dd1cbf0..0085d15 100644
--- a/src/features/hover.js
+++ b/src/features/hover.js
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ const vscode = require('vscode');
 
 const builtinsArr = require('./hover/builtins.json');
 const asmArr = require('./hover/asm.json');
-
-const solidityVAConfig = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('solidity-va');
+const settings = require('../settings.js');
 
 function createHover(name, snippet, type) {
     var text = [];
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ function createHover(name, snippet, type) {
 }
 
 function provideHoverHandler(document, position, token, type, g_parser) {
-    if (solidityVAConfig.hover === false) {
+    if (settings.extensionConfig().hover === false) {
         return;
     }
     const range = document.getWordRangeAtPosition(position, /(tx\.gasprice|tx\.origin|msg\.data|msg\.sender|msg\.sig|msg\.value|block\.coinbase|block\.difficulty|block\.gaslimit|block\.number|block\.timestamp|abi\.encodePacked|abi\.encodeWithSelector|abi\.encodeWithSignature|abi\.decode|abi\.encode|\.?[0-9_\w>]+)/);
diff --git a/src/features/parser.js b/src/features/parser.js
index 057b1c4..dfbdf44 100644
--- a/src/features/parser.js
+++ b/src/features/parser.js
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ const parserHelpers = require("./parser/parserHelpers");
 const { linearize } = require('c3-linearization');
 const crypto = require('crypto');
 const {CommentMapperRex} = require('./utils');
-
-const solidityVAConfig = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('solidity-va');
+const settings = require('../settings.js');
 
 //https://github.com/ethereum/solidity/blob/c5879589af646bee899745c1a21d065537ad0ea5/test/libsolidity/SolidityParser.cpp#L509
 const reservedKeywords = [ 
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@ class SolidityParser{
             this.contracts[contractName] = sourceUnit.contracts[contractName];
         }
 
-        if (solidityVAConfig.parser.parseImports){
+        if (settings.extensionConfig().parser.parseImports){
 
             /** parse imports */
             sourceUnit.imports.forEach(function(imp){
diff --git a/src/features/symbols.js b/src/features/symbols.js
index 3d4cebf..7e6ddd9 100644
--- a/src/features/symbols.js
+++ b/src/features/symbols.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * */
 
 const vscode = require('vscode');
-const solidityVAConfig = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('solidity-va');
+const settings = require('../settings.js');
 
 function getFakeNode(name, line){
     return {
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ function getSymbolKindForDeclaration(node){
 
             result.prefix += "Ⓜ ";
 
-            if (solidityVAConfig.outline.decorations){
+            if (settings.extensionConfig().outline.decorations){
                 result.prefix += getVisibilityToIcon(astnode.visibility);
                 result.prefix += getStateMutabilityToIcon(astnode.stateMutability);
             }
@@ -164,12 +164,12 @@ function getSymbolKindForDeclaration(node){
             } else {
                 result.symbol = vscode.SymbolKind.Function;
             }
-            if (solidityVAConfig.outline.decorations){
+            if (settings.extensionConfig().outline.decorations){
                 result.prefix += getVisibilityToIcon(astnode.visibility);
                 result.prefix += getStateMutabilityToIcon(astnode.stateMutability);
             }
 
-            if (solidityVAConfig.outline.extras){
+            if (settings.extensionConfig().outline.extras){
                 result.suffix += " ( ",
                 result.suffix += " complex: " + node.complexity;
                 result.suffix += " state: " + (node.accesses_svar?"☑":"☐");
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ function getSymbolKindForDeclaration(node){
             result.symbol = vscode.SymbolKind.Struct;
             break;
         case "VariableDeclaration":
-            if(solidityVAConfig.outline.var.storage_annotations){
+            if(settings.extensionConfig().outline.var.storage_annotations){
                 if(astnode.storageLocation=="memory"){
                     result.prefix +="💾";
                     result.details += astnode.storageLocation;
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ function getSymbolKindForDeclaration(node){
             result.symbol = getVariableDeclarationTypeAsSymbolKind(astnode, vscode.SymbolKind.Variable);
             break;
         case "Parameter":
-            if(solidityVAConfig.outline.var.storage_annotations){
+            if(settings.extensionConfig().outline.var.storage_annotations){
                 if(astnode.storageLocation=="memory"){
                     result.prefix +="💾";
                     result.details += astnode.storageLocation;
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ class SolidityDocumentSymbolProvider{
 
             var topLevelNode;
 
-            if(solidityVAConfig.outline.pragmas.show){
+            if(settings.extensionConfig().outline.pragmas.show){
                 topLevelNode = astNodeAsDocumentSymbol(
                     document, 
                     getFakeNode("pragma",1),
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ class SolidityDocumentSymbolProvider{
                 console.log("✓ pragmas ");
             }
             
-            if(solidityVAConfig.outline.imports.show){
+            if(settings.extensionConfig().outline.imports.show){
                 topLevelNode = astNodeAsDocumentSymbol(
                     document, 
                     getFakeNode("imports",1),
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ class SolidityDocumentSymbolProvider{
                 }
                 console.log("✓ events");
                  /** functions - may include constructor / fallback */
-                if(solidityVAConfig.outline.inheritance.show){
+                if(settings.extensionConfig().outline.inheritance.show){
 
                     var inheritedLevelNode = astNodeAsDocumentSymbol(
                         document, 
diff --git a/src/settings.js b/src/settings.js
index 435355c..d13725e 100644
--- a/src/settings.js
+++ b/src/settings.js
@@ -5,12 +5,18 @@
  * 
  * */
 /** globals - const */
+const vscode = require('vscode');
 const languageId = "solidity";
 const docSelector = {
     language: languageId
 };
 
+function extensionConfig() {
+    return vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('solidity-va');
+}
+
 module.exports = {
-    languageId:languageId,
-    docSelector:docSelector
+    extensionConfig: extensionConfig,
+    languageId: languageId,
+    docSelector: docSelector
 };
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