diff --git a/components/UserProfile/DropdownConnectStatus.vue b/components/UserProfile/DropdownConnectStatus.vue
index bc5b55e8f..ac1f66c57 100644
--- a/components/UserProfile/DropdownConnectStatus.vue
+++ b/components/UserProfile/DropdownConnectStatus.vue
@@ -2,26 +2,36 @@
 import { ExclamationTriangleIcon, CheckCircleIcon } from '@heroicons/vue/24/solid';
 import { storeToRefs } from 'pinia';
 
-import { useServerStore } from '~/store/server';
+// import { useServerStore } from '~/store/server';
+import { useUnraidApiStore } from '~/store/unraidApi';
 
-const serverStore = useServerStore();
-const { cloud } = storeToRefs(serverStore);
+// const serverStore = useServerStore();
+// const { cloud } = storeToRefs(serverStore);
+const unraidApiStore = useUnraidApiStore();
+const { unraidApiStatus, unraidApiRestartAction } = storeToRefs(unraidApiStore);
 </script>
 
 <template>
   <li class="px-8px flex flex-col items-center">
-    <template v-if="!cloud">
+    <template v-if="unraidApiStatus === 'connecting' || unraidApiStatus === 'restarting'">
       <BrandLoading class="w-36px mx-auto" />
-      <span class="text-12px italic opacity-80">{{ 'Loading Connect status…' }}</span>
+      <span class="text-12px italic opacity-80">{{ unraidApiStatus === 'connecting' ? 'Loading Connect…' : 'Restarting unraid-api…' }}</span>
     </template>
     <span
       v-else
       class="w-full flex flex-row justify-start items-center gap-x-8px"
-      :title="!cloud.error ? 'Connect is connected to Unraid cloud services' : cloud.error"
     >
-      <CheckCircleIcon v-if="!cloud.error" class="text-green-500 w-16px h-16px" />
-      <ExclamationTriangleIcon v-else class="text-red-500 w-16px h-16px" />
-      <span>{{ !cloud.error ? 'Connected' : 'Not connected' }}</span>
+      <template v-if="unraidApiStatus === 'offline'">
+        <ExclamationTriangleIcon class="text-red-500 w-16px h-16px" />
+        {{ 'Not connected' }}
+      </template>
+      <template v-if="unraidApiStatus === 'online'">
+        <CheckCircleIcon class="text-green-500 w-16px h-16px" />
+        {{ 'Connected' }}
+      </template>
     </span>
+    <div v-if="unraidApiRestartAction" class="w-full -mx-32px">
+      <UpcDropdownItem :item="unraidApiRestartAction" />
+    </div>
   </li>
 </template>
diff --git a/components/UserProfile/DropdownItem.vue b/components/UserProfile/DropdownItem.vue
index fa98f1311..76b43bce3 100644
--- a/components/UserProfile/DropdownItem.vue
+++ b/components/UserProfile/DropdownItem.vue
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { ArrowTopRightOnSquareIcon } from '@heroicons/vue/24/solid';
 import type { ServerStateDataAction } from '~/types/server';
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ const showExternalIconOnHover = computed(() => props.item?.external && props.ite
 <template>
   <component
     :is="item?.click ? 'button' : 'a'"
-    @click.stop="item?.click ? item?.click() : null"
     :href="item?.href ?? null"
     :title="item?.title ?? null"
     :target="item?.external ? '_blank' : null"
@@ -31,6 +29,7 @@ const showExternalIconOnHover = computed(() => props.item?.external && props.ite
       'group': showExternalIconOnHover,
       'rounded-md': rounded,
     }"
+    @click.stop="item?.click ? item?.click() : null"
   >
     <span class="leading-snug inline-flex flex-row items-center gap-x-8px">
       <component :is="item?.icon" class="flex-shrink-0 text-current w-16px h-16px" aria-hidden="true" />
diff --git a/composables/services/webgui.ts b/composables/services/webgui.ts
index 0f6191b73..5bfbd3720 100644
--- a/composables/services/webgui.ts
+++ b/composables/services/webgui.ts
@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ export const WebguiUnraidApiCommand = async (payload: WebguiUnraidApiCommandPayl
     })
     .post()
     .json((json) => {
-      log.debug('👼 [WebguiUnraidApiCommand] json %o', json);
+      console.debug('👼 [WebguiUnraidApiCommand]', json);
     })
     .catch((error) => {
-      log.error(`[WebguiUnraidApiCommand] catch failed to execute unraid-api ${command} 😢 %o`, error);
+      console.error(`[WebguiUnraidApiCommand] catch failed to execute unraid-api ${command} 😢`, error);
     });
   return response;
 };
diff --git a/store/server.ts b/store/server.ts
index fe5115314..135ed93f6 100644
--- a/store/server.ts
+++ b/store/server.ts
@@ -736,15 +736,12 @@ export const useServerStore = defineStore('server', () => {
     const mutatedData = {
       // if we get an owners obj back and the username is root we don't want to overwrite the values
       ...(data.owner && data.owner.username !== 'root' && {
-        avatar: data.owner.avatar,
+        // avatar: data.owner.avatar,
         username: data.owner.username,
         registered: true,
       }),
-      // if owners obj is empty we need to sign user out
-      // ...(context.state.signOutTriggered && { username: '', avatar: '', registered: false }),
       name: (data.info && data.info.os) ? data.info.os.hostname : null,
       keyfile: (data.registration && data.registration.keyFile) ? data.registration.keyFile.contents : null,
-      // sendCrashInfo: data.crashReportingEnabled,
       regGen: data.vars ? data.vars.regGen : null,
       state: data.vars ? data.vars.regState : null,
       config: data.config
diff --git a/store/unraidApi.ts b/store/unraidApi.ts
index d5bef8345..c316fa719 100644
--- a/store/unraidApi.ts
+++ b/store/unraidApi.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ import { from, ApolloClient, createHttpLink, InMemoryCache, split } from '@apoll
 import { onError } from '@apollo/client/link/error';
 import { GraphQLWsLink } from '@apollo/client/link/subscriptions';
 import { getMainDefinition } from '@apollo/client/utilities';
+import { ArrowPathIcon } from '@heroicons/vue/24/solid';
 import { provideApolloClient } from '@vue/apollo-composable';
-import { logErrorMessages } from '@vue/apollo-util';
+// import { logErrorMessages } from '@vue/apollo-util';
 import { createClient } from 'graphql-ws';
 import { defineStore, createPinia, setActivePinia } from 'pinia';
+import { UserProfileLink } from 'types/userProfile';
 
-// import { WebguiUnraidApiCommand } from '~/composables/services/webgui';
+import { WebguiUnraidApiCommand } from '~/composables/services/webgui';
 import { useAccountStore } from '~/store/account';
 // import { useErrorsStore } from '~/store/errors';
 import { useServerStore } from '~/store/server';
@@ -41,10 +43,17 @@ export const useUnraidApiStore = defineStore('unraidApi', () => {
   watch(unraidApiClient, (newVal, oldVal) => {
     console.debug('[watch:unraidApiStore.unraidApiClient]', { newVal, oldVal });
     if (newVal && !oldVal) { // first time
+      unraidApiStatus.value = 'online';
       serverStore.fetchServerFromApi();
     }
   });
 
+  // const unraidApiErrors = ref<any[]>([]);
+  const unraidApiStatus = ref<'connecting' | 'offline' | 'online' | 'restarting'>('offline');
+  watch(unraidApiStatus, (newVal, oldVal) => {
+    console.debug('[watch:unraidApiStore.unraidApiStatus]', { newVal, oldVal });
+  });
+
   /**
    * Automatically called when an apiKey is set in the serverStore
    */
@@ -53,6 +62,9 @@ export const useUnraidApiStore = defineStore('unraidApi', () => {
     if (accountStore.accountActionType === 'signOut') {
       return console.debug('[useUnraidApiStore.createApolloClient] sign out imminent, skipping createApolloClient');
     }
+
+    unraidApiStatus.value = 'connecting';
+
     const headers = { 'x-api-key': serverStore.apiKey };
 
     const httpLink = createHttpLink({
@@ -71,21 +83,23 @@ export const useUnraidApiStore = defineStore('unraidApi', () => {
 
     /**
      * @todo integrate errorsStore errorsStore.setError(error);
-     * { graphQLErrors, networkError }
      */
-    const errorLink = onError((errors) => {
-      logErrorMessages(errors);
-      // clientErrors.value = errors;
-      // if (graphQLErrors) {
-      //   logErrorMessages(graphQLErrors);
-      //   // graphQLErrors.map(({ message, locations, path }) => {
-      //   //   // console.error(`[GraphQL error]: Message: ${message}, Location: ${locations}, Path: ${path}`);
-      //   // })
-      // }
+    const errorLink = onError(({ graphQLErrors, networkError }) => {
+      if (graphQLErrors) {
+        console.debug('[GraphQL error]', graphQLErrors);
+        graphQLErrors.map((error) => {
+          console.error('[GraphQL error]', error, error.error.message);
+          if (error.error.message.includes('offline')) {
+            unraidApiStatus.value = 'offline';
+          }
+          return error.message;
+        });
+        console.debug('[GraphQL error]', graphQLErrors);
+      }
 
-      // if (networkError) {
-      //   logErrorMessages(networkError);
-      // }
+      if (networkError) {
+        console.error(`[Network error]: ${networkError}`);
+      }
     });
 
     const splitLinks = split(
@@ -129,43 +143,58 @@ export const useUnraidApiStore = defineStore('unraidApi', () => {
       // (wsLink.value as any).subscriptionClient.close(); // needed if we start using subscriptions
     }
     unraidApiClient.value = undefined;
+    unraidApiStatus.value = 'offline';
     console.debug('[useUnraidApiStore.closeUnraidApiClient] DONE');
   };
 
   // const clientErrors = ref<any>();
-  // const offlineTimer = ref(false);
-  // const enableRestartUnraidApiClient = computed(() => {
-  //   const { connectPluginInstalled, stateDataError } = serverStore;
-  //   return clientErrors.value && connectPluginInstalled && !stateDataError;
-  // });
+
+  const unraidApiRestartAction = computed((): UserProfileLink | undefined => {
+    const { connectPluginInstalled, stateDataError } = serverStore;
+    if (unraidApiStatus.value !== 'offline' || !connectPluginInstalled || stateDataError) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+    return {
+      click: () => restartUnraidApiClient(),
+      emphasize: true,
+      icon: ArrowPathIcon,
+      name: 'Restart unraid-api',
+      text: 'Restart unraid-api',
+      title: 'Restart unraid-api',
+    };
+  });
   // /**
   //  * @name detectOfflineTimer
   //  * @description if after 30secs the api isn't started we want to possibly enable apiEnableRestartButton
-  //  * @param {String} from
   //  */
   // const detectOfflineTimer = () => {
   //   console.debug('[detectOfflineTimer]');
   //   setTimeout(() => {
   //     if (!unraidApiClient.value && serverStore.registered) {
-  //       offlineTimer.value = true;
+  //       // offlineTimer.value = true;
   //       sessionStorage.setItem('offlineTimer', Date.now());
   //     }
   //   }, 30000);
   // };
-  // const restartUnraidApiClient = () => {
-  //   WebguiUnraidApiCommand({
-  //     csrf_token: serverStore.csrfToken,
-  //     command: 'start',
-  //   });
-  //   // reset so the detectOfflineTimer can be used again without a page refresh
-  //   offlineTimer.value = false;
-  //   this.restartTriggered = true;
-  //   sessionStorage.removeItem('offlineTimer');
-  // };
+  const restartUnraidApiClient = async () => {
+    unraidApiStatus.value = 'restarting';
+    const response = await WebguiUnraidApiCommand({
+      csrf_token: serverStore.csrf,
+      command: 'start',
+    });
+    console.debug('[restartUnraidApiClient]', response);
+    // reset so the detectOfflineTimer can be used again without a page refresh
+    // offlineTimer.value = false;
+    // this.restartTriggered = true;
+    // sessionStorage.removeItem('offlineTimer');
+  };
 
   return {
     unraidApiClient,
+    unraidApiStatus,
+    unraidApiRestartAction,
     createApolloClient,
     closeUnraidApiClient,
+    restartUnraidApiClient,
   };
 });
diff --git a/types/server.ts b/types/server.ts
index 5ec19dfc5..6d6817835 100644
--- a/types/server.ts
+++ b/types/server.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export interface Server {
   flashProduct?: string;
   flashVendor?: string;
   guid?: string;
-  inIframe: boolean;
+  inIframe?: boolean;
   keyfile?: string;
   lanIp?: string;
   license?: string;
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export interface Server {
   regGuid?: string;
   site?: string;
   state?: ServerState;
-  theme: Theme | undefined;
+  theme?: Theme | undefined;
   uptime?: number;
   username?: string;
   wanFQDN?: string;