diff --git a/DevelopmentModePlugin.js b/DevelopmentModePlugin.js
index c8b9d36..09a5467 100644
--- a/DevelopmentModePlugin.js
+++ b/DevelopmentModePlugin.js
@@ -10,17 +10,25 @@ var util = require("./util");
  * - Automatically define default locale (i.e., injects `Globalize.locale(<defaultLocale>)`).
  */
 function DevelopmentModePlugin(attributes) {
-  var i18nDataTemplate, messages;
+  var i18nDataTemplate;
   var cldr = attributes.cldr || util.cldr;
   var tmpdir = util.tmpdir();
 
-  messages = attributes.messages && util.readMessages(attributes.messages, attributes.developmentLocale);
-
+  var messagesPath =  path.resolve(attributes.messages.replace("[locale]", attributes.developmentLocale));
+  
   i18nDataTemplate = [
+    "var messages = require(\"" + messagesPath + "\");",
+    "",
     "var Globalize = require(\"globalize\");",
     "",
     "Globalize.load(" + JSON.stringify(cldr(attributes.developmentLocale)) + ");",
-    messages ?  "Globalize.loadMessages(" + JSON.stringify(messages) + ");": "",
+    messagesPath ? [
+      "Globalize.loadMessages(messages);",
+      "if (module.hot) {",
+      "  Globalize.loadMessages(messages);",
+      "  module.hot.accept();",
+      "}",
+    ].join("\n") : "",
     "Globalize.locale(" + JSON.stringify(attributes.developmentLocale) + ");",
     "",
     "module.exports = Globalize;"