From ae6d72b292a3f5bae9a72652b37548737abc163c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Adrian A. Baumann" <ade@adebaumann.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:05:29 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Now by hand...

---
 gauge.py | 12 ++++++------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gauge.py b/gauge.py
index f8898ee..4fd7c92 100644
--- a/gauge.py
+++ b/gauge.py
@@ -543,11 +543,11 @@ def _reset_wifi_interface():
     if not _wifi_sta.active():
         _wifi_sta.active(True)
         utime.sleep_ms(500)
-    try:
-        _wifi_sta.disconnect()
-    except Exception:
-        pass
-    utime.sleep_ms(1000)
+    else:
+        _wifi_sta.active(False)
+        utime.sleep_ms(200)
+        _wifi_sta.active(True)
+        utime.sleep_ms(200)
 
 
 def connect_wifi(ssid, password, timeout_s=15, force_reconnect=False):
@@ -1321,7 +1321,7 @@ def main():
     info("=" * 48)
 
     gc.collect()
-    connect_wifi(WIFI_SSID, WIFI_PASSWORD, force_reconnect=False)
+    connect_wifi(WIFI_SSID, WIFI_PASSWORD, force_reconnect=True)
 
     mqtt_attempts = 0
     while True: