diff --git a/crates/eww/src/ipc_server.rs b/crates/eww/src/ipc_server.rs
index ac1e116..2faadfe 100644
--- a/crates/eww/src/ipc_server.rs
+++ b/crates/eww/src/ipc_server.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ async fn handle_connection(mut stream: tokio::net::UnixStream, evt_send: Unbound
     evt_send.send(command)?;
 
     if let Some(mut response_recv) = maybe_response_recv {
-        log::info!("Waiting for response for IPC client");
+        log::debug!("Waiting for response for IPC client");
         if let Ok(Some(response)) = tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_millis(100), response_recv.recv()).await {
             let response = bincode::serialize(&response)?;
             let result = &stream_write.write_all(&response).await;
diff --git a/crates/eww/src/main.rs b/crates/eww/src/main.rs
index f1b7466..41c53ad 100644
--- a/crates/eww/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/eww/src/main.rs
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ fn main() {
 
             // a running daemon is necessary for this command
             opts::Action::WithServer(action) if action.can_start_daemon() => {
+                if opts.restart {
+                    let _ = handle_server_command(&paths, &ActionWithServer::KillServer, 1);
+                    std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(200));
+                }
+
                 // attempt to just send the command to a running daemon
                 if let Err(err) = handle_server_command(&paths, &action, 5) {
                     // connecting to the daemon failed. Thus, start the daemon here!
@@ -78,7 +83,6 @@ fn main() {
 
                     let (command, response_recv) = action.into_daemon_command();
                     // start the daemon and give it the command
-
                     let fork_result = server::initialize_server(paths.clone(), Some(command))?;
                     let is_parent = fork_result == ForkResult::Parent;
                     if let (Some(recv), true) = (response_recv, is_parent) {
diff --git a/crates/eww/src/opts.rs b/crates/eww/src/opts.rs
index e93fb7b..3925ed4 100644
--- a/crates/eww/src/opts.rs
+++ b/crates/eww/src/opts.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use crate::{
 pub struct Opt {
     pub log_debug: bool,
     pub show_logs: bool,
+    pub restart: bool,
     pub config_path: Option<std::path::PathBuf>,
     pub action: Action,
 }
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ struct RawOpt {
     #[structopt(long = "logs", global = true)]
     show_logs: bool,
 
+    /// Restart the daemon completely before running the command
+    #[structopt(long = "restart", global = true)]
+    restart: bool,
+
     #[structopt(subcommand)]
     action: Action,
 }
@@ -148,8 +153,8 @@ impl Opt {
 
 impl From<RawOpt> for Opt {
     fn from(other: RawOpt) -> Self {
-        let RawOpt { action, log_debug, show_logs, config } = other;
-        Opt { action, log_debug, show_logs, config_path: config }
+        let RawOpt { action, log_debug, show_logs, config, restart } = other;
+        Opt { action, log_debug, show_logs, config_path: config, restart }
     }
 }