diff --git a/src/Interpreters/ExternalLoader.cpp b/src/Interpreters/ExternalLoader.cpp
index eb7824a1124..09d0ea3a4b7 100644
--- a/src/Interpreters/ExternalLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/Interpreters/ExternalLoader.cpp
@@ -1198,8 +1198,8 @@ class ExternalLoader::PeriodicUpdater : private boost::noncopyable
 public:
     static constexpr UInt64 check_period_sec = 5;
 
-    PeriodicUpdater(LoadablesConfigReader & config_files_reader_, LoadingDispatcher & loading_dispatcher_)
-        : config_files_reader(config_files_reader_), loading_dispatcher(loading_dispatcher_)
+    PeriodicUpdater(LoadablesConfigReader & config_files_reader_, LoadingDispatcher & loading_dispatcher_, std::recursive_mutex & config_mutex_)
+        : config_files_reader(config_files_reader_), loading_dispatcher(loading_dispatcher_), config_mutex(config_mutex_)
     {
     }
 
@@ -1242,8 +1242,11 @@ private:
         while (!event.wait_for(lock, std::chrono::seconds(check_period_sec), pred))
         {
             lock.unlock();
-            loading_dispatcher.setConfiguration(config_files_reader.read());
-            loading_dispatcher.reloadOutdated();
+            {
+                std::lock_guard config_lock{config_mutex};
+                loading_dispatcher.setConfiguration(config_files_reader.read());
+                loading_dispatcher.reloadOutdated();
+            }
             lock.lock();
         }
     }
@@ -1251,6 +1254,7 @@ private:
     LoadablesConfigReader & config_files_reader;
     LoadingDispatcher & loading_dispatcher;
 
+    std::recursive_mutex & config_mutex;
     mutable std::mutex mutex;
     bool enabled = false;
     ThreadFromGlobalPool thread;
@@ -1264,7 +1268,7 @@ ExternalLoader::ExternalLoader(const String & type_name_, Poco::Logger * log_)
           [this](auto && a, auto && b, auto && c) { return createObject(a, b, c); },
           type_name_,
           log_))
-    , periodic_updater(std::make_unique<PeriodicUpdater>(*config_files_reader, *loading_dispatcher))
+    , periodic_updater(std::make_unique<PeriodicUpdater>(*config_files_reader, *loading_dispatcher, config_mutex))
     , type_name(type_name_)
     , log(log_)
 {
@@ -1276,11 +1280,13 @@ scope_guard ExternalLoader::addConfigRepository(std::unique_ptr<IExternalLoaderC
 {
     auto * ptr = repository.get();
     String name = ptr->getName();
+    std::lock_guard lock{config_mutex};
     config_files_reader->addConfigRepository(std::move(repository));
     reloadConfig(name);
 
     return [this, ptr, name]()
     {
+        std::lock_guard config_lock{config_mutex};
         config_files_reader->removeConfigRepository(ptr);
         reloadConfig(name);
     };
@@ -1379,7 +1385,10 @@ ReturnType ExternalLoader::load(const FilterByNameFunction & filter) const
 template <typename ReturnType, typename>
 ReturnType ExternalLoader::loadOrReload(const String & name) const
 {
-    loading_dispatcher->setConfiguration(config_files_reader->read());
+    {
+        std::lock_guard lock{config_mutex};
+        loading_dispatcher->setConfiguration(config_files_reader->read());
+    }
     auto result = loading_dispatcher->tryLoadOrReload<LoadResult>(name, WAIT);
     checkLoaded(result, true);
     return convertTo<ReturnType>(result);
@@ -1388,7 +1397,10 @@ ReturnType ExternalLoader::loadOrReload(const String & name) const
 template <typename ReturnType, typename>
 ReturnType ExternalLoader::loadOrReload(const FilterByNameFunction & filter) const
 {
-    loading_dispatcher->setConfiguration(config_files_reader->read());
+    {
+        std::lock_guard lock{config_mutex};
+        loading_dispatcher->setConfiguration(config_files_reader->read());
+    }
     auto results = loading_dispatcher->tryLoadOrReload<LoadResults>(filter, WAIT);
     checkLoaded(results, true);
     return convertTo<ReturnType>(results);
@@ -1476,16 +1488,19 @@ void ExternalLoader::checkLoaded(const ExternalLoader::LoadResults & results,
 
 void ExternalLoader::reloadConfig() const
 {
+    std::lock_guard lock{config_mutex};
     loading_dispatcher->setConfiguration(config_files_reader->read());
 }
 
 void ExternalLoader::reloadConfig(const String & repository_name) const
 {
+    std::lock_guard lock{config_mutex};
     loading_dispatcher->setConfiguration(config_files_reader->read(repository_name));
 }
 
 void ExternalLoader::reloadConfig(const String & repository_name, const String & path) const
 {
+    std::lock_guard lock{config_mutex};
     loading_dispatcher->setConfiguration(config_files_reader->read(repository_name, path));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Interpreters/ExternalLoader.h b/src/Interpreters/ExternalLoader.h
index 2ea79d3aade..1fa11807eba 100644
--- a/src/Interpreters/ExternalLoader.h
+++ b/src/Interpreters/ExternalLoader.h
@@ -219,6 +219,14 @@ private:
 
     LoadablePtr createObject(const String & name, const ObjectConfig & config, const LoadablePtr & previous_version) const;
 
+    /// We have to read configuration from LoadablesConfigReader and load configuration using LoadingDispatcher atomically.
+    /// Otherwise we can read configuration in one thread, then read and load newer configuration in another thread,
+    /// and then load outdated configuration from the first thread.
+    /// Remarkably, each class (LoadablesConfigReader, LoadingDispatcher, PeriodicUpdater) has own mutex for own purposes,
+    /// but it does not save from complex logical race conditions.
+    /// TODO Refactor dictionaries loading and get rid of this.
+    mutable std::recursive_mutex config_mutex;
+
     class LoadablesConfigReader;
     std::unique_ptr<LoadablesConfigReader> config_files_reader;