diff --git a/vtm-gdx/src/org/oscim/gdx/GdxMap.java b/vtm-gdx/src/org/oscim/gdx/GdxMap.java
index 18660a63..810482ba 100644
--- a/vtm-gdx/src/org/oscim/gdx/GdxMap.java
+++ b/vtm-gdx/src/org/oscim/gdx/GdxMap.java
@@ -265,6 +265,11 @@ public class GdxMap implements ApplicationListener, MapRenderCallback {
 					break;
 
 				case Input.Keys.R:
+					mMapLayer.reloadTheme();
+					mMapView.updateMap(false);
+					break;
+
+				case Input.Keys.D:
 					mMapLayer.setRenderTheme(InternalRenderTheme.DEFAULT);
 					mMapView.updateMap(false);
 					break;
diff --git a/vtm/src/org/oscim/layers/tile/vector/MapTileLayer.java b/vtm/src/org/oscim/layers/tile/vector/MapTileLayer.java
index c06ad8a5..0d9c418b 100644
--- a/vtm/src/org/oscim/layers/tile/vector/MapTileLayer.java
+++ b/vtm/src/org/oscim/layers/tile/vector/MapTileLayer.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import org.oscim.tilesource.ITileDataSource;
 import org.oscim.tilesource.MapInfo;
 import org.oscim.tilesource.TileSource;
 import org.oscim.tilesource.TileSource.OpenResult;
+import org.oscim.utils.IOUtils;
 import org.oscim.view.MapView;
 
 public class MapTileLayer extends TileLayer<MapTileLoader> {
@@ -141,15 +142,28 @@ public class MapTileLayer extends TileLayer<MapTileLoader> {
 			return true;
 
 		boolean ret = setRenderTheme((Theme) internalRenderTheme);
-		if (ret) {
+		if (ret)
 			mRenderTheme = internalRenderTheme.name();
-		}
 
 		mMapView.clearMap();
 
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	public boolean reloadTheme(){
+
+		Theme t = InternalRenderTheme.valueOf(mRenderTheme);
+		if (t == null)
+			return false;
+
+		boolean ret = setRenderTheme(t);
+
+		mMapView.clearMap();
+
+		return ret;
+
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Sets the theme file which is used for rendering the map.
 	 *
@@ -167,9 +181,8 @@ public class MapTileLayer extends TileLayer<MapTileLoader> {
 		}
 
 		boolean ret = setRenderTheme(new ExternalRenderTheme(renderThemePath));
-		if (ret) {
+		if (ret)
 			mRenderTheme = renderThemePath;
-		}
 
 		mMapView.clearMap();
 	}
@@ -189,25 +202,13 @@ public class MapTileLayer extends TileLayer<MapTileLoader> {
 
 			for (MapTileLoader g : mTileLoader)
 				g.setRenderTheme(t);
-
 			return true;
-//		} catch (ParserConfigurationException e) {
-//			Log.e(TAG, e.getMessage());
-//		} catch (SAXException e) {
-//			Log.e(TAG, e.getMessage());
 		} catch (IOException e) {
 			Log.e(TAG, e.getMessage());
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			e.printStackTrace();
-			//Log.e(TAG, e.getMessage());
 		} finally {
-			try {
-				if (inputStream != null) {
-					inputStream.close();
-				}
-			} catch (IOException e) {
-				Log.e(TAG, e.getMessage());
-			}
+			IOUtils.closeQuietly(inputStream);
 			resumeLoaders();
 		}
 		return false;