diff --git a/include/server/Client.hpp b/include/server/Client.hpp
index 14a10e2..d3bf076 100644
--- a/include/server/Client.hpp
+++ b/include/server/Client.hpp
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
  * @file server/Client.hpp
  * @author CraftyBoss (https://github.com/CraftyBoss)
  * @brief main class responsible for handing all client-server related communications, as well as any gamemodes.
- * 
+ *
  * @copyright Copyright (c) 2022
- * 
+ *
  */
 #pragma once
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class Client {
         bool isShineCollected(int shineId);
 
         static void initMode(GameModeInitInfo const &initInfo);
-        
+
         static void sendHackCapInfPacket(const HackCap *hackCap);
         static void sendPlayerInfPacket(const PlayerActorHakoniwa *player);
         static void sendGameInfPacket(const PlayerActorHakoniwa *player, GameDataHolderAccessor holder);
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class Client {
         static void tryRestartCurrentMode();
 
         static bool isModeActive() { return sInstance ? sInstance->mIsModeActive : false; }
-        
+
         static bool isSelectedMode(GameMode mode) { return sInstance ? sInstance->mCurMode->getMode() == mode: false; }
 
         void resetCollectedShines();
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ class Client {
         // currently, only readThread is used to recieve and update PuppetInfo, while the main game thread is used to send packets without queueing them up first, which might cause performance issues
         al::AsyncFunctorThread *mReadThread = nullptr;    // TODO: use this thread to send any queued packets
         // al::AsyncFunctorThread *mRecvThread; // TODO: use this thread to recieve packets and update PuppetInfo
-        
+
         sead::SafeArray<UIDIndexNode, 16> puppetPlayerID;
 
         int mConnectCount = 0;
@@ -233,10 +233,10 @@ class Client {
 
         sead::FixedSafeString<0x20> mUsername;
 
-        // --- Server Syncing Members --- 
-        
+        // --- Server Syncing Members ---
+
         // array of shine IDs for checking if multiple shines have been collected in quick sucession, all moons within the players stage that match the ID will be deleted
-        sead::SafeArray<int, 128> curCollectedShines; 
+        sead::SafeArray<int, 128> curCollectedShines;
         int collectedShineCount = 0;
 
         int lastCollectedShine = -1;
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ class Client {
 
         int mServerPort = 0;
 
+        bool waitForGameInit = true;
         bool isFirstConnect = true;
 
         // --- Game Layouts ---
diff --git a/source/server/Client.cpp b/source/server/Client.cpp
index 010436b..2eff7b7 100644
--- a/source/server/Client.cpp
+++ b/source/server/Client.cpp
@@ -215,14 +215,16 @@ bool Client::startConnection() {
         Client::openKeyboardPort();
     }
 
-    bool result = mSocket->init(mServerIP.cstr(), mServerPort).isSuccess();
+    bool socketConnected = mSocket->isConnected();
+    if (!socketConnected) {
+        socketConnected = mSocket->init(mServerIP.cstr(), mServerPort).isSuccess();
+    }
 
-    if (result) {
+    bool clientConnected = false;
+    if (socketConnected) {
         // wait for client init packet
         while (true) {
-
             if (mSocket->RECV()) {
-
                 Packet* curPacket = mSocket->mPacketQueue.popFront();
 
                 if (curPacket->mType == PacketType::CLIENTINIT) {
@@ -232,21 +234,20 @@ bool Client::startConnection() {
 
                     maxPuppets = initPacket->maxPlayers - 1;
 
-                }else {
+                    clientConnected = true;
+                } else {
                     Logger::log("First Packet was not Init!\n");
-                    result = false;
+                    clientConnected = false;
                 }
 
                 free(curPacket);
-
             }
 
             break;
         }
     }
     
-    
-    return result;
+    return clientConnected;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -317,9 +318,10 @@ void Client::openKeyboardPort() {
  */
 void Client::readFunc() {
 
-    if (isFirstConnect) {
+    if (waitForGameInit) {
         nn::os::YieldThread(); // sleep the thread for the first thing we do so that game init can finish
         nn::os::SleepThread(nn::TimeSpan::FromSeconds(2));
+        waitForGameInit = false;
     }
 
     // we can use the start of readFunc to display an al::WindowConfirmWait while the server
@@ -398,7 +400,8 @@ void Client::readFunc() {
                 mSocket->SEND(&initPacket);  // re-send init packet as reconnect packet
                 mConnectionWait->tryEnd();
                 continue;
-
+            } else {
+                Logger::log("%s: not reconnected\n", __func__);
             }
 
             nn::os::YieldThread(); // if we're currently waiting on the socket to be initialized, wait until it is
@@ -449,7 +452,7 @@ void Client::readFunc() {
                     updateShineInfo((ShineCollect*)curPacket);
                     break;
                 case PacketType::PLAYERDC:
-                    Logger::log("Recieved Player Disconnect!\n");
+                    Logger::log("Received Player Disconnect!\n");
                     curPacket->mUserID.print();
                     disconnectPlayer((PlayerDC*)curPacket);
                     break;
diff --git a/source/server/SocketClient.cpp b/source/server/SocketClient.cpp
index 8dd50d8..bcf5a82 100644
--- a/source/server/SocketClient.cpp
+++ b/source/server/SocketClient.cpp
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ nn::Result SocketClient::init(const char* ip, u16 port) {
     in_addr hostAddress = { 0 };
     sockaddr serverAddress = { 0 };
 
-    if (socket_log_state != SOCKET_LOG_UNINITIALIZED && socket_log_state != SOCKET_LOG_DISCONNECTED)
-        return -1;
+    Logger::log("SocketClient::init: %s:%d sock %s\n", ip, port, getStateChar());
 
     nn::nifm::Initialize();
     nn::nifm::SubmitNetworkRequest();
diff --git a/source/states/StageSceneStateServerConfig.cpp b/source/states/StageSceneStateServerConfig.cpp
index 230b55a..5dcb513 100644
--- a/source/states/StageSceneStateServerConfig.cpp
+++ b/source/states/StageSceneStateServerConfig.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ StageSceneStateServerConfig::StageSceneStateServerConfig(const char *name, al::S
     mCurrentMenu = mMainOptions;
 }
 
-void StageSceneStateServerConfig::init() {    
+void StageSceneStateServerConfig::init() {
     initNerve(&nrvStageSceneStateServerConfigMainMenu, 0);
 }
 
@@ -193,13 +193,20 @@ void StageSceneStateServerConfig::exeOpenKeyboardPort() {
 void StageSceneStateServerConfig::exeRestartServer() {
     if (al::isFirstStep(this)) {
         mCurrentList->deactivate();
+        Logger::log("Stopping connection\n");
         Client::stopConnection();
     }
 
-    if (Client::isSocketActive()) {
-        al::startHitReaction(mCurrentMenu, "リセット", 0);
-        al::setNerve(this, &nrvStageSceneStateServerConfigMainMenu);
+    auto* client = Client::sInstance;
+
+    if (client) {
+        Logger::log("%s: Socket state: %s\n", __func__, client->mSocket->getStateChar());
+
+        client->StartThreads();
     }
+
+    al::startHitReaction(mCurrentMenu, "リセット", 0);
+    al::setNerve(this, &nrvStageSceneStateServerConfigMainMenu);
 }
 
 void StageSceneStateServerConfig::exeGamemodeConfig() {
@@ -210,7 +217,7 @@ void StageSceneStateServerConfig::exeGamemodeConfig() {
     }
 
     subMenuUpdate();
-    
+
     if (mIsDecideConfig && mCurrentList->isDecideEnd()) {
         if (mGamemodeConfigMenu->updateMenu(mCurrentList->mCurSelected)) {
             endSubMenu();
@@ -220,7 +227,7 @@ void StageSceneStateServerConfig::exeGamemodeConfig() {
 
 void StageSceneStateServerConfig::exeGamemodeSelect() {
     if (al::isFirstStep(this)) {
-        
+
         mCurrentList = mModeSelectList;
         mCurrentMenu = mModeSelect;