diff --git a/pwnagotchi/agent.py b/pwnagotchi/agent.py
index 28d9bec4..af9227c4 100644
--- a/pwnagotchi/agent.py
+++ b/pwnagotchi/agent.py
@@ -277,6 +277,10 @@ class Agent(Client, Automata, AsyncAdvertiser, AsyncTrainer):
         self._save_recovery_data()
         pwnagotchi.reboot()
 
+    def _restart(self):
+        self._save_recovery_data()
+        pwnagotchi.restart("AUTO")
+
     def _save_recovery_data(self):
         logging.warning("writing recovery data to %s ...", RECOVERY_DATA_FILE)
         with open(RECOVERY_DATA_FILE, 'w') as fp:
diff --git a/pwnagotchi/automata.py b/pwnagotchi/automata.py
index 25d112a6..9b7f9c8e 100644
--- a/pwnagotchi/automata.py
+++ b/pwnagotchi/automata.py
@@ -138,6 +138,6 @@ class Automata(object):
         plugins.on('epoch', self, self._epoch.epoch - 1, self._epoch.data())
 
         if self._epoch.blind_for >= self._config['main']['mon_max_blind_epochs']:
-            logging.critical("%d epochs without visible access points -> rebooting ...", self._epoch.blind_for)
-            self._reboot()
+            logging.critical("%d epochs without visible access points -> restarting ...", self._epoch.blind_for)
+            self._restart()
             self._epoch.blind_for = 0