diff --git a/ebin/gmhive_client.app b/ebin/gmhive_client.app
index 7fb10f6..88ab795 100644
--- a/ebin/gmhive_client.app
+++ b/ebin/gmhive_client.app
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {application,gmhive_client,
              [{description,"Gajumaru Hive Client"},
-              {vsn,"0.8.3"},
+              {vsn,"0.9.0"},
               {registered,[]},
               {applications,[kernel,stdlib,sasl,gproc,inets,ssl,enoise,
                              gmconfig,gmhive_protocol,gmhive_worker]},
diff --git a/src/gmhc_connector.erl b/src/gmhc_connector.erl
index 294d6c9..24ca6a0 100644
--- a/src/gmhc_connector.erl
+++ b/src/gmhc_connector.erl
@@ -258,7 +258,6 @@ handle_info({timeout, _, recache}, #st{opts = Opts, econn = EConn} = S0) ->
         false ->
             {noreply, S};
         true ->
-            ?LOG_NOTICE("Recaching eureka info", []),
             cache_eureka_info(Opts),
             {noreply, ensure_recache_timer(S)}
     end;
@@ -409,6 +408,7 @@ notify_connected(#st{id = Id, awaiting_connect = Waiters, opts = Opts} = S) ->
     [gen_server:reply(From, ok) || {From, _} <- Waiters],
     gmhc_handler:pool_connected(S#st.id, S#st.opts),
     cache_eureka_info(Opts),
+    gmhc_connectors_sup:add_restart_info(Id, Opts),
     ensure_recache_timer(S#st{awaiting_connect = []}).
 
 ensure_recache_timer(#st{recache_timer = T} = S) ->
diff --git a/src/gmhc_connectors_sup.erl b/src/gmhc_connectors_sup.erl
index 3996d71..67da405 100644
--- a/src/gmhc_connectors_sup.erl
+++ b/src/gmhc_connectors_sup.erl
@@ -6,10 +6,23 @@
         , init/1 ]).
 
 -export([ start_first_connector/0
-        , start_connector/1]).
+        , start_connector/1
+        , add_restart_info/2 ]).
 
 start_link() ->
-    supervisor:start_link({local, ?MODULE}, ?MODULE, []).
+    case supervisor:start_link({local, ?MODULE}, ?MODULE, []) of
+        {ok, _} = Ok ->
+            RI = gmhc_watchdog:get_restart_info(),
+            maps:foreach(fun restart_connector/2, RI),
+            Ok;
+        Other ->
+            Other
+    end.
+
+restart_connector({?MODULE, _}, Opts) ->
+    start_connector(Opts);
+restart_connector(_, _) ->
+    ok.
 
 start_first_connector() ->
     start_connector(#{}).
@@ -21,6 +34,9 @@ start_connector(Opts0) ->
            end,
     supervisor:start_child(?MODULE, [Opts]).
 
+add_restart_info(Id, Opts) ->
+    gmhc_watchdog:note_started({?MODULE, Id}, Opts).
+
 init([]) ->
     Mod = gmhc_connector,
     SupFlags = #{ strategy => simple_one_for_one
diff --git a/src/gmhc_eureka.erl b/src/gmhc_eureka.erl
index 9059ed7..ec0657b 100644
--- a/src/gmhc_eureka.erl
+++ b/src/gmhc_eureka.erl
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ cache_good_address(#{host := _,
         ok ->
             case file:write_file(CacheF, term_to_binary(ToCache)) of
                 ok ->
-                    ?LOG_DEBUG("Cached eureka info in: ~p", [CacheF]),
                     {ok, ToCache};
                 {error, _} = Err ->
                     ?LOG_DEBUG("Couldn't cache eureka in ~p: ~p", [CacheF, Err]),
diff --git a/src/gmhc_server.erl b/src/gmhc_server.erl
index ae51c57..8a6444c 100644
--- a/src/gmhc_server.erl
+++ b/src/gmhc_server.erl
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@ handle_call({connected, Id, Type}, {Pid,_}, #st{connected = Conn} = S) ->
              monitor ->
                  stop_workers(S1#st.workers),   % shouldn't be any running
                  S1#st{workers = [], working = false};
-             worker  -> S1#st{working = true}
+             worker  ->
+                 gmhc_watchdog:watch(5*60_000, 1),    %% 5 minutes, one-shot
+                 S1#st{working = true}
          end,
     {reply, ok, S2};
 handle_call(_Req, _From, S) ->
@@ -126,6 +128,7 @@ handle_cast({from_pool, #{via := Connector,
 handle_cast({disconnected, Id}, #st{connected = Conn} = S) ->
     ?LOG_DEBUG("disconnected: ~p", [Id]),
     Conn1 = maps:remove(Id, Conn),
+    gmhc_watchdog:unwatch(),
     S1 = if map_size(Conn1) == 0 ->
                  Ws = stop_workers(S#st.workers),
                  S#st{connected = Conn1, workers = Ws};
@@ -224,6 +227,7 @@ maybe_request_nonces(S) ->
 nonces_result(#{nonces := #{seq := Seq, nonces := Nonces}}, Seq0, S) ->
     case Seq == Seq0 of
         true ->
+            wd_ping(),
             #st{candidate = Cand} = S,
             S#st{candidate = Cand#{nonces => Nonces}};
         false ->
@@ -247,6 +251,7 @@ retry_timeout(Floor, Range) ->
 
 handle_worker_result({worker_result, Result}, W, S) ->
     %% ?LOG_DEBUG("worker result: ~p", [Result]),
+    wd_ping(),
     case Result of
         {solutions, Solutions} ->
             {Cont, S1} = report_solutions_(Solutions, W, S),
@@ -438,3 +443,6 @@ worker_result(Pid, Result) ->
 decode_candidate_hash(#{candidate := C} = Cand) ->
     {ok, Hash} = gmser_api_encoder:safe_decode(bytearray, C),
     Cand#{candidate := Hash}.
+
+wd_ping() ->
+    gmhc_watchdog:ping().
diff --git a/src/gmhc_sup.erl b/src/gmhc_sup.erl
index a2723bf..d1e27a4 100644
--- a/src/gmhc_sup.erl
+++ b/src/gmhc_sup.erl
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@ start_link() ->
     supervisor:start_link({local, ?MODULE}, ?MODULE, []).
 
 init([]) ->
-    ChildSpecs = [ worker(gmhc_server)
+    ChildSpecs = [ worker(gmhc_watchdog)
+                 , worker(gmhc_server)
                  , worker(gmhc_handler)
                  , supervisor(gmhc_connectors_sup) ],
-    SupFlags = #{ strategy      => one_for_one
+    SupFlags = #{ strategy      => rest_for_one
                 , intensity     => 1
                 , period        => 5
                 , auto_shutdown => never },
diff --git a/src/gmhc_watchdog.erl b/src/gmhc_watchdog.erl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..302b867
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gmhc_watchdog.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+-module(gmhc_watchdog).
+-behavior(gen_server).
+
+-export([ watch/2
+        , unwatch/0
+        , ping/0 ]).
+
+-export([ note_started/2
+        , get_restart_info/0 ]).
+
+-export([ start_link/0
+        , init/1
+        , handle_call/3
+        , handle_cast/2
+        , handle_info/2
+        , terminate/2
+        , code_change/3 ]).
+
+-record(st, {services = #{}}).
+-record(svc, { n = 5           :: pos_integer()
+             , n0 = 5          :: pos_integer()
+             , interval = 5000 :: pos_integer()
+             , tref            :: reference()
+             , mref            :: reference()
+             }).
+
+-include_lib("kernel/include/logger.hrl").
+
+watch(Interval, N) ->
+    gen_server:call(?MODULE, {watch, self(), Interval, N}).
+
+unwatch() ->
+    gen_server:cast({unwatch, self()}).
+
+ping() ->
+    gen_server:cast(?MODULE, {ping, self()}).
+
+note_started(Id, Info) ->
+    gen_server:call(?MODULE, {note_started, Id, Info}).
+
+get_restart_info() ->
+    gen_server:call(?MODULE, get_restart_info).
+
+start_link() ->
+    gen_server:start_link({local, ?MODULE}, ?MODULE, [], []).
+
+init([]) ->
+    {ok, #st{}}.
+
+handle_call({note_started, Id, Info}, _From, S) ->
+    update_pt(Id, Info),
+    {reply, ok, S};
+handle_call(get_restart_info, _From, S) ->
+    {reply, get_pt(), S};
+handle_call({watch, Pid, Interval, N}, _From, S) ->
+    {reply, ok, add_watch(Pid, Interval, N, S)};
+handle_call(_Req, _From, S) ->
+    {reply, {error, unknown_method}, S}.
+
+handle_cast({ping, Pid}, S) ->
+    {noreply, reset_watch(Pid, S)};
+handle_cast({unwatch, Pid}, S) ->
+    {noreply, delete_watch(Pid, S)};
+handle_cast(Msg, S) ->
+    ?LOG_DEBUG("Unknown cast: ~p", [Msg]),
+    {noreply, S}.
+
+handle_info({timeout, _, Pid}, S) ->
+    ?LOG_INFO("Timeout for pid ~p", [Pid]),
+    {noreply, ping_timeout(Pid, S)};
+handle_info({'DOWN', _, process, Pid, _}, S) ->
+    {noreply, delete_watch(Pid, S)};
+handle_info(Msg, S) ->
+    ?LOG_DEBUG("Unknown msg: ~p", [Msg]),
+    {noreply, S}.
+
+terminate(_, _) ->
+    ok.
+
+code_change(_FromVsn, S, _Extra) ->
+    {ok, S}.
+
+add_watch(Pid, Interval, N, #st{services = Svcs} = S) ->
+    MRef = erlang:monitor(process, Pid),
+    Svc0 = #svc{ interval = Interval
+               , mref     = MRef
+               , n        = N
+               , n0       = N},
+    Svc = start_timer(Pid, Svc0),
+    S#st{services = Svcs#{Pid => Svc}}.
+
+reset_watch(Pid, #st{services = Svcs} = S) ->
+    case maps:find(Pid, Svcs) of
+        {ok, #svc{ n0 = N0 } = Svc} ->
+            Svc1 = restart_timer(Pid, Svc#svc{n = N0}),
+            S#st{services = Svcs#{Pid := Svc1}};
+        error ->
+            S
+    end.
+
+delete_watch(Pid, #st{services = Svcs} = S) ->
+    case maps:find(Pid, Svcs) of
+        {ok, #svc{tref = TRef, mref = MRef}} ->
+            erlang:cancel_timer(TRef),
+            erlang:demonitor(MRef),
+            S#st{services = maps:remove(Pid, Svcs)};
+        error ->
+            S
+    end.
+
+ping_timeout(Pid, #st{services = Svcs} = S) ->
+    case maps:find(Pid, Svcs) of
+        {ok, #svc{ n = N } = Svc} ->
+            N1 = N-1,
+            if N1 =< 0 ->
+                    ?LOG_ERROR("Will exit Pid ~p", [Pid]),
+                    exit(Pid, kill),
+                    S#st{services = maps:remove(Pid, Svcs)};
+               true ->
+                    Svc1 = restart_timer(Pid, Svc#svc{n = N1}),
+                    S#st{services = Svcs#{Pid := Svc1}}
+            end;
+        error ->
+            S
+    end.
+
+start_timer(Pid, #svc{interval = T} = Svc) ->
+    TRef = erlang:start_timer(T, self(), Pid),
+    Svc#svc{tref = TRef}.
+
+restart_timer(Pid, #svc{tref = TRef} = Svc) ->
+    erlang:cancel_timer(TRef),
+    start_timer(Pid, Svc#svc{tref = undefined}).
+
+update_pt(Id, Info) ->
+    Pt = get_pt(),
+    put_pt(Pt#{Id => Info}).
+
+get_pt() ->
+    persistent_term:get(pt_key(), #{}).
+
+put_pt(Pt) ->
+    persistent_term:put(pt_key(), Pt).
+
+pt_key() ->
+    {?MODULE, restart_info}.
diff --git a/zomp.meta b/zomp.meta
index 2f3f445..c03430c 100644
--- a/zomp.meta
+++ b/zomp.meta
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 {type,app}.
 {modules,[]}.
 {prefix,"gmhc"}.
-{desc,"Gajumaru Hive Client"}.
 {author,"Ulf Wiger, QPQ AG"}.
-{package_id,{"uwiger","gmhive_client",{0,8,3}}}.
+{desc,"Gajumaru Hive Client"}.
+{package_id,{"uwiger","gmhive_client",{0,9,0}}}.
 {deps,[{"uwiger","gmhive_protocol",{0,2,0}},
        {"uwiger","gmhive_worker",{0,5,1}},
        {"uwiger","gmcuckoo",{1,2,4}},