final long timestamp = propertiesFile.lastModified();
        if (timestamp <= lastModified) {
            return false;
        }

        return true;
    }

    public synchronized void load() {
        final Properties prop = new Properties();
        try (final FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(propertiesFile)) {
            lastModified = propertiesFile.lastModified();
            prop.load(fis);