diff --git a/rsync-backup-target/resources/bin/compose-add-rsync-key b/rsync-backup-target/resources/bin/compose-add-rsync-key
index dbd8acfc..afe19d96 100755
--- a/rsync-backup-target/resources/bin/compose-add-rsync-key
+++ b/rsync-backup-target/resources/bin/compose-add-rsync-key
@@ -43,22 +43,24 @@ check_valid_yaml() {
 cmdline.spec.gnu
 cmdline.spec.reporting
 
-service_name=${SERVICE_NAME:-rsync-backup-target}
-compose_file=${COMPOSE_FILE:-/etc/compose/compose.yml}
 
-cmdline.spec::valued:--compose-file,-f:usage() {
-    echo "Compose file location. Defaults to '/etc/compose/compose.yml'"; }
-cmdline.spec::valued:--compose-file,-f:run() { compose_file="$1"; }
-
-cmdline.spec::valued:--service-name,-s:usage() {
-    echo "YAML service name in compose file to check for existence of key. Defaults to 'rsync-backup-target'"; }
-cmdline.spec::valued:--service-name,-s:run() { service_name="$1"; }
 
 cmdline.spec::cmd:__main__:run() {
 
     : :posarg: DOMAIN           'domain identifier'
     : :posarg: SSH_PUBLIC_KEY   'ssh public key'
 
+    : :optfla: --no-reload,-R   'Prevent reloading archiving server'
+
+    : :optval: --service-name,-s   "YAML service name in compose
+                                    file to check for existence of key.
+                                    Defaults to 'rsync-backup-target'"
+    : :optval: --compose-file,-f   "Compose file location. Defaults to
+                                    '/etc/compose/compose.yml'"
+
+    local service_name compose_file
+    service_name=${opt_service_name:-rsync-backup-target}
+    compose_file=${opt_compose_file:-/etc/compose/compose.yml}
     if ! existing_domains=$(shyaml keys "${service_name//./\\.}.options.keys" < "$compose_file"); then
         err "Couldn't query file '$compose_file' for keys of" \
             "service ${DARKYELLOW}${service_name}${NORMAL}."
@@ -128,9 +130,10 @@ EOF
     cp "$compose_file" "${compose_file}.old"
     echo "$content" > "$compose_file"
 
-    ## reloading (could be much faster)
-    compose --debug down && compose --debug up
-
+    if [ -z "$opt_no_reload" ]; then
+        ## reloading (could be much faster)
+        compose --debug down && compose --debug up
+    fi
     if [ "$?" == 0 ]; then
         echo "Added key, and restarted service ${DARKYELLOW}$service_name${NORMAL}."
     else