# Restart does not always work

**URL:** https://klipper.discourse.group/t/restart-does-not-always-work/1564
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [December 20, 2021, 2:42pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/restart-does-not-always-work/1564 "2021-12-20T14:42:06Z")
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### Author: ![greg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/71c47a/32.png) [@greg](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/greg)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2021, 2:42pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/restart-does-not-always-work/1564/1 "2021-12-20T14:42:07Z")

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About 1 in 5 times, A firmware restart will result in this state

![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/klipper/original/1X/176a482304597e90f6d1eea83aa2fc6208bd29f3.png)

I then need to restar Klipper service from mainsail.

It can happen 1 in 10, or twice in a row, no consistancy.

[klippy\_2.log](https://klipper.discourse.group/uploads/short-url/hATSZbbGgeMda8aV765b19HGW5f.log) (248.3 KB)

Attached is log file. Nothing of much interest at the bottom. Had a pretty lengthy discussion with @meteyou on Voron discord.

I added `restart_method: command` to the MCU section as he suggested, no change in behaviour.

[printer.cfg](https://klipper.discourse.group/uploads/short-url/7aSfrUMlOlchPvFuBoSvPC6RdqF.cfg) (9.9 KB)

Also attached printer.cfg.

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### Author: ![ReXT3D](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/klipper.discourse.group/rext3d/32/200_2.png) [@ReXT3D](https://klipper.discourse.group/u/ReXT3D)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2021, 2:19pm UTC](https://klipper.discourse.group/t/restart-does-not-always-work/1564/2 "2021-12-21T14:19:32Z")

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How impatient are you being? I found a similar behaviour and realized that I was being impatient. If you are experiencing the exact same behaviour, you will find that waiting longer will allow the connection error to clear. Sometimes it takes longer than 10-15 seconds.