diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5b05a0ddcd..d000f29c21 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
     "fuse.js": "^6.0.0",
     "google-timezones-json": "^1.0.2",
     "hls.js": "^1.0.11",
-    "home-assistant-js-websocket": "^5.11.3",
+    "home-assistant-js-websocket": "^5.12.0",
     "idb-keyval": "^5.1.3",
     "intl-messageformat": "^9.9.1",
     "js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
diff --git a/src/external_app/external_messaging.ts b/src/external_app/external_messaging.ts
index f5640858fc..7dd03095cb 100644
--- a/src/external_app/external_messaging.ts
+++ b/src/external_app/external_messaging.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export class ExternalMessaging {
           },
         });
       } else if (msg.command === "restart") {
-        this.connection.socket.close();
+        this.connection.reconnect(true);
         this.fireMessage({
           id: msg.id,
           type: "result",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e40476833a..f7d31e3124 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -9113,7 +9113,7 @@ fsevents@^1.2.7:
     gulp-rename: ^2.0.0
     gulp-zopfli-green: ^3.0.1
     hls.js: ^1.0.11
-    home-assistant-js-websocket: ^5.11.3
+    home-assistant-js-websocket: ^5.12.0
     html-minifier: ^4.0.0
     husky: ^1.3.1
     idb-keyval: ^5.1.3
@@ -9184,10 +9184,10 @@ fsevents@^1.2.7:
   languageName: unknown
   linkType: soft
 
-"home-assistant-js-websocket@npm:^5.11.3":
-  version: 5.11.3
-  resolution: "home-assistant-js-websocket@npm:5.11.3"
-  checksum: 3ab90e5105c5f379d77fb23ab53eaec2789be7bf1fd507a7520d9cf329d36942b8e978a591b822cff96100630d43bd036a4e25e2f49c40d0c56a111808fb90a5
+"home-assistant-js-websocket@npm:^5.12.0":
+  version: 5.12.0
+  resolution: "home-assistant-js-websocket@npm:5.12.0"
+  checksum: 62171c10e55e3245c9a4fc77dbd2641f234a66b4e3d0adaf8c4364c567473555dbf34f3d737bf3f31e92f2a198051b57f2782fd71f8406784693e64496809501
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard