diff --git a/lib/less/browser.js b/lib/less/browser.js
index 96edf39d..cef27159 100644
--- a/lib/less/browser.js
+++ b/lib/less/browser.js
@@ -49,14 +49,18 @@ if (less.env === 'development') {
 //
 var sheets = select('link[rel="stylesheet/less"]');
 
-loadStyleSheets(function (root, sheet, env) {
-    if (env.local) {
-        log("less: loading " + sheet.href + " from local storage.");
-    } else {
-        createCSS(root.toCSS(), sheet, env.lastModified);
-        log("less: parsed " + sheet.href + " successfully.");
-    }
-});
+less.refresh = function () {
+    loadStyleSheets(function (root, sheet, env) {
+        if (env.local) {
+            log("less: loading " + sheet.href + " from local storage.");
+        } else {
+            createCSS(root.toCSS(), sheet, env.lastModified);
+            log("less: parsed " + sheet.href + " successfully.");
+        }
+    });
+};
+
+less.refresh();
 
 function select(str) {
     if (!document.querySelectorAll && typeof(jQuery) === "undefined") {