diff --git a/video_metadata/__init__.py b/video_metadata/__init__.py
index bbb2d08..c1ca90b 100644
--- a/video_metadata/__init__.py
+++ b/video_metadata/__init__.py
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ def create_app():
     app.jinja_env.lstrip_blocks = True
     app.config.from_object(default_config(app))
 
+    # TEMPLATES_AUTO_RELOAD wasn't working with uwsgi
+    #   https://github.com/pallets/flask/issues/1907#issuecomment-471320980
+    if app.config['DEBUG'] == True:
+        app.jinja_env.auto_reload = True
+
     # add local config changes
     app.config.from_pyfile('local_config.py')