diff --git a/tor/torProvider.go b/tor/torProvider.go
index 2bce6d5..3f3a311 100644
--- a/tor/torProvider.go
+++ b/tor/torProvider.go
@@ -236,7 +236,10 @@ func (tp *torProvider) restart() {
 	log.Debugf("Restarting Tor Process")
 	newTp, err := startTor(tp.appDirectory, tp.bundeledTorPath, tp.controlPort, tp.authenticator)
 	if err == nil {
+		// we need to reassign tor, dialer and callback which will have changed by swapping out
+		// the underlying connection.
 		tp.t = newTp.t
+		tp.dialer = newTp.dialer
 		tp.statusCallback = statusCallback
 		tp.lastRestartTime = time.Now()
 		go tp.monitorRestart()