diff --git a/java_console/io/src/main/java/com/rusefi/io/LinkManager.java b/java_console/io/src/main/java/com/rusefi/io/LinkManager.java
index 5b9c7ba690..26f91a638a 100644
--- a/java_console/io/src/main/java/com/rusefi/io/LinkManager.java
+++ b/java_console/io/src/main/java/com/rusefi/io/LinkManager.java
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ public class LinkManager implements Closeable {
     public static final String LOG_VIEWER = "log viewer";
     private final CommandQueue commandQueue;
 
+    private String lastTriedPort = null;
+
     private LinkConnector connector = LinkConnector.VOID;
     private boolean isStarted;
     private boolean compositeLogicEnabled = true;
@@ -209,6 +211,7 @@ public class LinkManager implements Closeable {
     public void start(String port, ConnectionFailedListener stateListener) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(port, "port");
         log.info("LinkManager: Starting " + port);
+        lastTriedPort = port; // Save port before connection attempt
         if (isLogViewerMode(port)) {
             setConnector(LinkConnector.VOID);
         } else if (PCAN.equals(port)) {
@@ -272,13 +275,20 @@ public class LinkManager implements Closeable {
 
     public void restart() {
         ConnectionStatusLogic.INSTANCE.setValue(ConnectionStatusValue.NOT_CONNECTED);
-        connector.restart();
+        close(); // Explicitly kill the connection (call connectors destructor??????)
+
+        String[] ports = getCommPorts();
+        boolean isPortAvaliableAgain = Arrays.stream(ports).anyMatch(lastTriedPort::equals);
+        if(isPortAvaliableAgain) {
+            connect(lastTriedPort);
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
     public void close() {
         if (connector != null)
             connector.stop();
+        isStarted = false; // Connector is dead and cant be in started state (Otherwise the Exception will raised)
     }
 
     public static String unpackConfirmation(String message) {