diff --git a/kordophoned/src/daemon/update_monitor.rs b/kordophoned/src/daemon/update_monitor.rs
index 7085dcc..d5bdf71 100644
--- a/kordophoned/src/daemon/update_monitor.rs
+++ b/kordophoned/src/daemon/update_monitor.rs
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ impl UpdateMonitor {
                             }
                             Err(e) => {
                                 log::error!("Error in event stream: {}", e);
+                                self.first_connection = true;
                                 break; // Break inner loop to reconnect
                             }
                         }
@@ -219,6 +220,7 @@ impl UpdateMonitor {
                         match command {
                             UpdateMonitorCommand::Restart => {
                                 log::info!(target: target::UPDATES, "Restarting update monitor");
+                                self.first_connection = true;
                                 break;
                             }
                         }