diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 49e4814..88697c9 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ git.openprivacy.ca/openprivacy/bine v0.0.3 h1:PSHUmNqaW7BZUX8n2eTDeNbjsuRe+t5Ae0
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-git.openprivacy.ca/openprivacy/log v1.0.0 h1:Rvqm1weUdR4AOnJ79b1upHCc9vC/QF1rhSD2Um7sr1Y=
-git.openprivacy.ca/openprivacy/log v1.0.0/go.mod h1:gGYK8xHtndRLDymFtmjkG26GaMQNgyhioNS82m812Iw=
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@@ -25,7 +23,6 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201010224723-4f7140c49acb/go.mod h1:sp8m0HH+o8qH0wwXwY
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diff --git a/tor/torProvider.go b/tor/torProvider.go
index 21c07b5..6819a1f 100644
--- a/tor/torProvider.go
+++ b/tor/torProvider.go
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ const (
 	restartCooldown     = time.Second * 30
 )
 
-const (
-	// CannotDialRicochetAddressError is thrown when a connection to a ricochet address fails.
-	CannotDialRicochetAddressError = connectivity.Error("CannotDialRicochetAddressError")
-)
-
 const (
 	networkUnknown = -3
 	torDown        = -2
@@ -214,8 +209,39 @@ func (tp *torProvider) Listen(identity connectivity.PrivateKey, port int) (conne
 }
 
 func (tp *torProvider) Restart() {
+	log.Debugf("launching restart...")
+
+	tp.lock.Lock()
+	log.Debugf("checking last restart time")
+	if time.Now().Sub(tp.lastRestartTime) < restartCooldown {
+		return
+	}
+	tp.lock.Unlock()
+
+	go tp.restart()
+}
+
+func (tp *torProvider) restart() {
+	log.Debugf("Waiting for Tor to Close...")
 	tp.callStatusCallback(0, "rebooting")
-	tp.restart()
+	tp.Close()
+	tp.lock.Lock()
+	defer tp.lock.Unlock()
+
+	// preserve status callback after shutdown
+	statusCallback := tp.statusCallback
+
+	tp.t = nil
+	log.Debugf("Restarting Tor Process")
+	newTp, err := startTor(tp.appDirectory, tp.bundeledTorPath, tp.controlPort, tp.authenticator)
+	if err == nil {
+		tp.t = newTp.t
+		tp.statusCallback = statusCallback
+		tp.lastRestartTime = time.Now()
+		go tp.monitorRestart()
+	} else {
+		log.Errorf("Error restarting Tor process: %v", err)
+	}
 }
 
 func (tp *torProvider) Open(hostname string) (net.Conn, string, error) {
@@ -269,10 +295,7 @@ func (tp *torProvider) callStatusCallback(prog int, status string) {
 func NewTorACNWithAuth(appDirectory string, bundledTorPath string, controlPort int, authenticator tor.Authenticator) (connectivity.ACN, error) {
 	tp, err := startTor(appDirectory, bundledTorPath, controlPort, authenticator)
 	if err == nil {
-		tp.dialer, err = tp.t.Dialer(nil, &tor.DialConf{Authenticator: authenticator})
-		if err == nil {
-			go tp.monitorRestart()
-		}
+		go tp.monitorRestart()
 	}
 	return tp, err
 }
@@ -337,7 +360,8 @@ func startTor(appDirectory string, bundledTorPath string, controlPort int, authe
 			log.Debugf("creating tor handler fom system tor")
 			tp.t = createFromExisting(controlport, dataDir)
 		}
-		return tp, nil
+		tp.dialer, err = tp.t.Dialer(nil, &tor.DialConf{Authenticator: tp.authenticator})
+		return tp, err
 	}
 
 	// check if the torrc file is present where expected
@@ -368,7 +392,8 @@ func startTor(appDirectory string, bundledTorPath string, controlPort int, authe
 	err = tp.checkVersion()
 	if err == nil {
 		tp.t.DeleteDataDirOnClose = true
-		return tp, nil
+		tp.dialer, err = tp.t.Dialer(nil, &tor.DialConf{Authenticator: tp.authenticator})
+		return tp, err
 	}
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not connect to or start Tor that met requirments (min Tor version 0.3.5.x): %v", err)
 }
@@ -403,6 +428,7 @@ func (tp *torProvider) monitorRestart() {
 			if prog == torDown && tp.t != nil {
 				log.Warnf("monitorRestart calling tp.restart() with prog:%v\n", prog)
 				tp.restart()
+				return
 			}
 
 			if prog != lastBootstrapProgress {
@@ -417,32 +443,6 @@ func (tp *torProvider) monitorRestart() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (tp *torProvider) restart() {
-	tp.lock.Lock()
-	defer tp.lock.Unlock()
-	if time.Now().Sub(tp.lastRestartTime) < restartCooldown {
-		return
-	}
-	tp.lastRestartTime = time.Now()
-
-	for _, child := range tp.childListeners {
-		delete(tp.childListeners, child.AddressIdentity())
-		child.os.Close()
-	}
-
-	tp.t.Close()
-	tp.t = nil
-
-	for {
-		newTp, err := startTor(tp.appDirectory, tp.bundeledTorPath, tp.controlPort, tp.authenticator)
-		if err == nil {
-			tp.t = newTp.t
-			tp.dialer, _ = tp.t.Dialer(nil, &tor.DialConf{})
-			return
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 func createFromExisting(controlport *control.Conn, datadir string) *tor.Tor {
 	t := &tor.Tor{
 		Process:              nil,
diff --git a/tor/torProvider_test.go b/tor/torProvider_test.go
index e6022c3..d906c3d 100644
--- a/tor/torProvider_test.go
+++ b/tor/torProvider_test.go
@@ -32,5 +32,13 @@ func TestTorProvider(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Logf("progress: %v", progress)
 	}
 
+	acn.Restart()
+
+	progress = 0
+	for progress < 100 {
+		progress = <-progChan
+		t.Logf("progress: %v", progress)
+	}
+
 	acn.Close()
 }