diff --git a/pwnagotchi/__init__.py b/pwnagotchi/__init__.py
index b2dc167f..5c4d9637 100644
--- a/pwnagotchi/__init__.py
+++ b/pwnagotchi/__init__.py
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ def restart(mode):
         os.system("touch /root/.pwnagotchi-manual")
 
     os.system("service bettercap restart")
+    time.sleep(1)
     os.system("service pwnagotchi restart")
 
 
diff --git a/pwnagotchi/bettercap.py b/pwnagotchi/bettercap.py
index 961834e3..5d24c21e 100644
--- a/pwnagotchi/bettercap.py
+++ b/pwnagotchi/bettercap.py
@@ -102,9 +102,7 @@ class Client(object):
             except OSError:
                 sleep_time = min_sleep + max_sleep * random.random()
                 logging.warning('connection to the bettercap endpoint failed...')
-                logging.warning('retrying connection in {} sec'.format(sleep_time))
-                await asyncio.sleep(sleep_time)
-                continue
+                pwnagotchi.restart("AUTO")
 
     def run(self, command, verbose_errors=True):
         while True: