diff --git a/magnolia-resource-loader/src/main/java/info/magnolia/resourceloader/classpath/service/impl/devmode/DevelopmentModeClasspathFile.java b/magnolia-resource-loader/src/main/java/info/magnolia/resourceloader/classpath/service/impl/devmode/DevelopmentModeClasspathFile.java
index 46ea6190ae..f3c592f866 100644
--- a/magnolia-resource-loader/src/main/java/info/magnolia/resourceloader/classpath/service/impl/devmode/DevelopmentModeClasspathFile.java
+++ b/magnolia-resource-loader/src/main/java/info/magnolia/resourceloader/classpath/service/impl/devmode/DevelopmentModeClasspathFile.java
@@ -77,7 +77,14 @@ public class DevelopmentModeClasspathFile implements ClasspathFile {
 
     @Override
     public InputStream openStream() throws IOException {
-        return jarResource.open();
+        final URL resourceUrl = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().getResource(jarResource.getPathRelativeToClasspathElement());
+        if (resourceUrl != null) {
+            return resourceUrl.openStream();
+        } else {
+            // Since the current strategy of resource content resolution is to look inside the jar contents
+            // the changed resources have the same last modification date as the jar which hosts them
+            return classpathLocation.openStream();
+        }
     }
 
     @Override