KQL Connection throws error when rerunning connetc command

[dgorti]

When you have the magic connect command to connect to Kusto and you have connected to a kusto cluster/db.
You rerun the connect command. It throws an exception
Error: System.ArgumentException: Alias '#!kql-Prod' is already in use.

I understand the exception. There are 2 issues.
a). After you leave the notebook idle for some time, and come back, the underlying connection to kusto is dropped it look like.
There is no way to "rerun" this connect command. It thinks the alias exists and refuses to connect again. Th e only way to recover is to close and reopen the notebook.
b) RunAll after making changes elsewhere also gets into this exception.

ASK:
If the alias already exists - close the underlying connection, replace the alias
or may be have an option to the connect command to change the default behavior