diff --git a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/spi/core/security/jaas/TextFileCertificateLoginModule.java b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/spi/core/security/jaas/TextFileCertificateLoginModule.java
index dda073ae3b..45a121174b 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/spi/core/security/jaas/TextFileCertificateLoginModule.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/spi/core/security/jaas/TextFileCertificateLoginModule.java
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ import java.util.Set;
  * The user and role files' locations must be specified in the
  * org.apache.activemq.jaas.textfiledn.user and
  * org.apache.activemq.jaas.textfiledn.role properties respectively. NOTE: This
- * class will re-read user and group files for every authentication (i.e it does
- * live updates of allowed roles and users).
+ * class will re-read user and group files if they have been modified and the "reload"
+ * option is true
  */
 public class TextFileCertificateLoginModule extends CertificateLoginModule {
 
diff --git a/docs/user-manual/en/security.md b/docs/user-manual/en/security.md
index a0abb3d002..53a6efb7d7 100644
--- a/docs/user-manual/en/security.md
+++ b/docs/user-manual/en/security.md
@@ -406,6 +406,8 @@ with LDAP is preferable. It is implemented by `org.apache.activemq.artemis.spi.c
 
 -   `org.apache.activemq.jaas.properties.role` - the path to the file which contains user and role properties
 
+-   `reload` - boolean flag; whether or not to reload the properties files when a modification occurs; default is `false`
+
 -   `debug` - boolean flag; if `true`, enable debugging; this is used only for testing or debugging; normally, it 
 should be set to `false`, or omitted; default is `false`
 
@@ -575,6 +577,8 @@ login module. The options supported by this login module are as follows:
 -   `org.apache.activemq.jaas.textfiledn.role` - specifies the location of the role properties file (relative to the 
     directory containing the login configuration file).
 
+-   `reload` - boolean flag; whether or not to reload the properties files when a modification occurs; default is `false`
+
 In the context of the certificate login module, the `users.properties` file consists of a list of properties of the form,
 `UserName=StringifiedSubjectDN`. For example, to define the users, system, user, and guest, you could create a file like
 the following: