diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus_Window.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus_Window.cpp
index 0e6653680..37810da78 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus_Window.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus_Window.cpp
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ void Notepad_plus_Window::init(HINSTANCE hInst, HWND parent, const wchar_t *cmdL
 		if (doesFileExist(themePath.c_str()))
 		{
 			nppGUI._themeName.assign(themePath);
-			nppParams.reloadStylers(themePath.c_str());
+			nppParams.reloadStylers(themePath.c_str(), false);
 			::SendMessage(_hSelf, WM_UPDATESCINTILLAS, TRUE, 0);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.cpp
index c0b8acc87..bc354b8ec 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.cpp
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@ NppParameters::~NppParameters()
 }
 
 
-bool NppParameters::reloadStylers(const wchar_t* stylePath)
+bool NppParameters::reloadStylers(const wchar_t* stylePath, bool doReloadLexerPlugins /*= true*/)
 {
 	delete _pXmlUserStylerDoc;
 
@@ -1077,9 +1077,12 @@ bool NppParameters::reloadStylers(const wchar_t* stylePath)
 	getUserStylersFromXmlTree();
 
 	//  Reload plugin styles.
-	for ( size_t i = 0; i < getExternalLexerDoc()->size(); ++i)
+	if (doReloadLexerPlugins)
 	{
-		getExternalLexerFromXmlTree( getExternalLexerDoc()->at(i) );
+		for (size_t i = 0; i < getExternalLexerDoc()->size(); ++i)
+		{
+			getExternalLexerFromXmlTree(getExternalLexerDoc()->at(i));
+		}
 	}
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.h b/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.h
index 5bdd09365..4c5f050a2 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.h
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.h
@@ -1524,7 +1524,7 @@ public:
 
 	bool load();
 	bool reloadLang();
-	bool reloadStylers(const wchar_t *stylePath = nullptr);
+	bool reloadStylers(const wchar_t* stylePath = nullptr, bool doReloadLexerPlugins = true);
 	void destroyInstance();
 	std::wstring getSettingsFolder();