diff --git a/client/react-native/android/app/src/main/java/chat/berty/core/CoreModule.java b/client/react-native/android/app/src/main/java/chat/berty/core/CoreModule.java
index c7d8ac5ec5..4ee797849a 100644
--- a/client/react-native/android/app/src/main/java/chat/berty/core/CoreModule.java
+++ b/client/react-native/android/app/src/main/java/chat/berty/core/CoreModule.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public String getName() {
     }
 
     @ReactMethod
-    public void start(Promise promise) throws Exception {
+    public void start(Promise promise) {
         try {
             Core.start(this.filesDir, this.logger);
             promise.resolve(null);
@@ -36,7 +36,18 @@ public void start(Promise promise) throws Exception {
     }
 
     @ReactMethod
-    public void getPort(Promise promise) throws Exception {
+    public void restart(Promise promise) {
+        try {
+            Core.restart(this.filesDir, this.logger);
+            promise.resolve(null);
+        } catch (Exception err) {
+            this.logger.format(Level.ERROR, this.getName(), "Unable to restart core: %s", err);
+            promise.reject(err);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @ReactMethod
+    public void getPort(Promise promise) {
         try {
             Long data = Core.getPort();
             promise.resolve(data.toString());
diff --git a/client/react-native/common/relay/environment.js b/client/react-native/common/relay/environment.js
index 2e22116d33..651414c630 100644
--- a/client/react-native/common/relay/environment.js
+++ b/client/react-native/common/relay/environment.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ if (__DEV__) {
 if (Platform.OS === 'web') {
   NativeModules.CoreModule = {
     start: async () => {},
+    restart: async () => {},
     getPort: async () => {
       const url = new URL(window.location.href)
       return url.searchParams.get('gql-port') || '8700'
diff --git a/client/react-native/gomobile/core.go b/client/react-native/gomobile/core.go
index 39c7ee6793..8222b8e5c0 100644
--- a/client/react-native/gomobile/core.go
+++ b/client/react-native/gomobile/core.go
@@ -116,3 +116,12 @@ func Start(datastorePath string, logger Logger) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func Restart(datastorePath string, logger Logger) error {
+	if currentAccount == nil {
+		return errors.New("daemon not started")
+	}
+	currentAccount.Close()
+	currentAccount = nil
+	return Start(datastorePath, logger)
+}
diff --git a/client/react-native/ios/modules/core/CoreModule.m b/client/react-native/ios/modules/core/CoreModule.m
index 821dc78df3..bb56ce481d 100644
--- a/client/react-native/ios/modules/core/CoreModule.m
+++ b/client/react-native/ios/modules/core/CoreModule.m
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ @interface RCT_EXTERN_REMAP_MODULE(CoreModule, CoreModule, NSObject)
 RCT_EXTERN_METHOD(start:(RCTPromiseResolveBlock)resolve
                     reject:(RCTPromiseRejectBlock)reject);
 
+RCT_EXTERN_METHOD(restart:(RCTPromiseResolveBlock)resolve
+                  reject:(RCTPromiseRejectBlock)reject);
+
 RCT_EXTERN_METHOD(getPort:(RCTPromiseResolveBlock)resolve
                     reject:(RCTPromiseRejectBlock)reject);
 
diff --git a/client/react-native/ios/modules/core/CoreModule.swift b/client/react-native/ios/modules/core/CoreModule.swift
index a67459b7b3..3d294855bb 100644
--- a/client/react-native/ios/modules/core/CoreModule.swift
+++ b/client/react-native/ios/modules/core/CoreModule.swift
@@ -12,30 +12,49 @@ var logger = Logger("chat.berty.io", "CoreModule")
 
 @objc(CoreModule)
 class CoreModule: NSObject {
+
+    func getFilesDir() throws -> String {
+      let filesDir = FileManager.default.urls(for: .applicationSupportDirectory, in: .userDomainMask).first
+      let filesPath = filesDir?.path
+      let fileExist = FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: filesPath!)
+      
+      if fileExist == false {
+          try FileManager.default.createDirectory(at: filesDir!, withIntermediateDirectories: true, attributes: nil)
+      }
+  
+      return filesPath!
+    }
+  
     @objc func start(_ resolve: RCTPromiseResolveBlock!,  reject: RCTPromiseRejectBlock!) {
         var err: NSError?
 
-        let filesDir = FileManager.default.urls(for: .applicationSupportDirectory, in: .userDomainMask).first
-        let filesPath = filesDir?.path
-        let fileExist = FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: filesPath!)
-
-        if fileExist == false {
-            do {
-                try FileManager.default.createDirectory(at: filesDir!, withIntermediateDirectories: true, attributes: nil)
-            } catch let error as NSError {
-                logger.format("create directory error: ", level: .Error, error.userInfo.description)
-                reject("\(String(describing: error.code))", error.userInfo.description, error)
+        do {
+            CoreStart(try self.getFilesDir(), logger, &err)
+            if let error = err {
+                throw error
             }
-        }
-
-        CoreStart(filesPath, logger, &err)
-        if let error = err {
-            logger.format("core module init error: %@", level: .Error, error.userInfo.description)
+            resolve(nil)
+        } catch let error as NSError {
+            logger.format("core module start error: %@", level: .Error, error.userInfo.description)
             reject("\(String(describing: error.code))", error.userInfo.description, error)
         }
-        resolve(nil)
     }
-
+  
+    @objc func restart(_ resolve: RCTPromiseResolveBlock!,  reject: RCTPromiseRejectBlock!) {
+      var err: NSError?
+      
+      do {
+          CoreRestart(try self.getFilesDir(), logger, &err)
+          if let error = err {
+              throw error
+          }
+          resolve(nil)
+      } catch let error as NSError {
+          logger.format("core module restart error: %@", level: .Error, error.userInfo.description)
+          reject("\(String(describing: error.code))", error.userInfo.description, error)
+      }
+    }
+  
     @objc func getPort(_ resolve: RCTPromiseResolveBlock, reject: RCTPromiseRejectBlock) {
         var err: NSError?
         var port: Int = 0