diff --git a/connectivity/acn.go b/connectivity/acn.go
index f6b67b4..b6b1d06 100644
--- a/connectivity/acn.go
+++ b/connectivity/acn.go
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ type ACN interface {
 	// Sets the calback function to be called when ACN status changes
 	SetStatusCallback(callback func(int, string))
 
+	// Restart the underlying connection
+	Restart()
+
 	// Open takes a hostname and returns a net.conn to the derived endpoint
 	// Open allows a client to resolve various hostnames to connections
 	// The supported types are onions address are:
diff --git a/connectivity/localProvider.go b/connectivity/localProvider.go
index be8dc48..96440fb 100644
--- a/connectivity/localProvider.go
+++ b/connectivity/localProvider.go
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ func (lp *localProvider) SetStatusCallback(callback func(int, string)) {
 	// nop
 }
 
+func (lp *localProvider) Restart() {
+	// noop
+}
+
 // WaitTillBootstrapped Blocks until underlying network is bootstrapped
 func (lp *localProvider) WaitTillBootstrapped() {
 }
diff --git a/connectivity/torProvider.go b/connectivity/torProvider.go
index 473efb7..07fde26 100644
--- a/connectivity/torProvider.go
+++ b/connectivity/torProvider.go
@@ -174,6 +174,13 @@ func (tp *torProvider) Open(hostname string) (net.Conn, string, error) {
 	return conn, resolvedHostname, err
 }
 
+func (tp *torProvider) Restart() {
+	if tp.statusCallback != nil {
+		tp.statusCallback(0, "rebooting")
+	}
+	tp.restart()
+}
+
 func (tp *torProvider) Close() {
 	for _, child := range tp.childListeners {
 		child.Close()
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 382f90e..7fcefae 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190125091013-d26f9f9a57f3 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20181221193216-37e7f081c4d4 // indirect
 )
+
+go 1.13