diff --git a/manimlib/reload_manager.py b/manimlib/reload_manager.py
index 84256d2a..6e1a9752 100644
--- a/manimlib/reload_manager.py
+++ b/manimlib/reload_manager.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ class ReloadManager:
     """
 
     window = None
-    is_reload = False
 
     def run(self):
         """
@@ -44,10 +43,6 @@ class ReloadManager:
             except KeyboardInterrupt:
                 break
 
-    def note_reload(self):
-        self.is_reload = True
-        print("Reloading...")
-
     def retrieve_scenes_and_run(self):
         """
         Take the global configuration, which is based on CLI arguments,
@@ -58,8 +53,6 @@ class ReloadManager:
         scene_config = global_config["scene"]
         run_config = global_config["run"]
 
-        run_config.update(is_reload=self.is_reload)
-
         # Create or reuse window
         if run_config["show_in_window"] and not self.window:
             self.window = Window(**global_config["window"])
diff --git a/manimlib/scene/scene_embed.py b/manimlib/scene/scene_embed.py
index d8aa0183..cbb489f1 100644
--- a/manimlib/scene/scene_embed.py
+++ b/manimlib/scene/scene_embed.py
@@ -127,12 +127,14 @@ def reload_scene(embed_line: int | None = None) -> None:
     `set_custom_exc` method, we cannot break out of the IPython shell by
     this means.
     """
+    run_config = get_global_config()["run"]
+    run_config["is_reload"] = True
     if embed_line:
-        global_config = get_global_config()
-        global_config["run"]["embed_line"] = embed_line
+        run_config["embed_line"] = embed_line
 
     shell = get_ipython()
     if shell:
+        print("Reloading...")
         shell.run_line_magic("exit_raise", "")