diff --git a/po/LINGUAS b/po/LINGUAS
index 7c76d47..8974f8b 100644
--- a/po/LINGUAS
+++ b/po/LINGUAS
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 ru
 es
-pt_BR
+pt_BR
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/local_instance.py b/src/local_instance.py
index 26ca7ac..4ab5f43 100644
--- a/src/local_instance.py
+++ b/src/local_instance.py
@@ -21,3 +21,7 @@ def stop():
     if instance: instance.kill()
     print("Stopped Alpaca's Ollama instance")
 
+def reset(data_dir):
+    stop()
+    sleep(1)
+    start(data_dir)
diff --git a/src/window.py b/src/window.py
index 14f0a71..3f13b6d 100644
--- a/src/window.py
+++ b/src/window.py
@@ -787,8 +787,7 @@ class AlpacaWindow(Adw.ApplicationWindow):
         if self.run_remote:
             dialogs.reconnect_remote(self)
         else:
-            local_instance.stop()
-            local_instance.start(self.data_dir)
+            local_instance.reset(self.data_dir)
             self.show_toast("error", 7, self.main_overlay)
 
     def connection_switched(self):