diff --git a/src/status_im/node/core.cljs b/src/status_im/node/core.cljs
index 99a7d4e232..f76b8d2a31 100644
--- a/src/status_im/node/core.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/node/core.cljs
@@ -146,7 +146,10 @@
   (let [restart {:db (assoc db :node/restart? true :node/address address)}]
     (case status
       :started (stop cofx)
-      :starting restart
+      :starting (do
+                  (when utils.platform/desktop?
+                    (status/stop-node))
+                  restart)
       :stopping restart
       (start cofx address))))