diff --git a/modules/video/include/videoplayer.h b/modules/video/include/videoplayer.h
index a4ad4dfe39..7a10a667ad 100644
--- a/modules/video/include/videoplayer.h
+++ b/modules/video/include/videoplayer.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public:
     const std::unique_ptr<ghoul::opengl::Texture>& frameTexture() const;
     bool isInitialized() const;
 
-    void reset();
+    void reload();
     void destroy();
     void update();
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ private:
     properties::TriggerProperty _play;
     properties::TriggerProperty _pause;
     properties::TriggerProperty _goToStart;
-    properties::TriggerProperty _reset;
+    properties::TriggerProperty _reload;
     properties::BoolProperty _playAudio;
     properties::BoolProperty _loopVideo;
 
diff --git a/modules/video/src/videoplayer.cpp b/modules/video/src/videoplayer.cpp
index e4b85762cb..35a80dfb94 100644
--- a/modules/video/src/videoplayer.cpp
+++ b/modules/video/src/videoplayer.cpp
@@ -60,13 +60,14 @@ namespace {
     constexpr openspace::properties::Property::PropertyInfo GoToStartInfo = {
         "GoToStart",
         "Go To Start",
-        "Go to start in video"
+        "Sets the time to the beginning of the video and pauses it."
     };
 
-    constexpr openspace::properties::Property::PropertyInfo ResetInfo = {
-        "Reset",
-        "Reset",
-        "Reset video"
+    constexpr openspace::properties::Property::PropertyInfo ReloadInfo = {
+        "Reload",
+        "Reload",
+        "Reloads the video and creates a new texture. This might be useful in case there "
+        "was an error loading the video."
     };
 
     constexpr openspace::properties::Property::PropertyInfo AudioInfo = {
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ VideoPlayer::VideoPlayer(const ghoul::Dictionary& dictionary)
     , _play(PlayInfo)
     , _pause(PauseInfo)
     , _goToStart(GoToStartInfo)
-    , _reset(ResetInfo)
+    , _reload(ReloadInfo)
     , _playAudio(AudioInfo, false)
     , _loopVideo(LoopVideoInfo, true)
 {
@@ -260,8 +261,8 @@ VideoPlayer::VideoPlayer(const ghoul::Dictionary& dictionary)
     _videoFile = p.video;
     _loopVideo = p.loopVideo.value_or(_loopVideo);
 
-    _reset.onChange([this]() { reset(); });
-    addProperty(_reset);
+    _reload.onChange([this]() { reload(); });
+    addProperty(_reload);
 
     if (p.playbackMode.has_value()) {
         switch (*p.playbackMode) {
@@ -781,7 +782,7 @@ const std::unique_ptr<ghoul::opengl::Texture>& VideoPlayer::frameTexture() const
     return _frameTexture;
 }
 
-void VideoPlayer::reset() {
+void VideoPlayer::reload() {
     if (_videoFile.empty()) {
         return;
     }
diff --git a/modules/video/src/videotileprovider.cpp b/modules/video/src/videotileprovider.cpp
index 5d4b03ee04..8446be051a 100644
--- a/modules/video/src/videotileprovider.cpp
+++ b/modules/video/src/videotileprovider.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ void VideoTileProvider::update() {
 }
 
 void VideoTileProvider::reset() {
-    _videoPlayer.reset();
+    _videoPlayer.reload();
 }
 
 ChunkTile VideoTileProvider::chunkTile(TileIndex tileIndex, int parents, int maxParents) {