diff --git a/TGServerService/ChatCommands.cs b/TGServerService/ChatCommands.cs
index 7ef47569b5..c560c4bd1b 100644
--- a/TGServerService/ChatCommands.cs
+++ b/TGServerService/ChatCommands.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace TGServerService
 		public RootChatCommand()
 		{
 			PrintHelpList = true;
-			Children = new Command[] { new CheckCommand(), new StatusCommand(), new PRsCommand(), new VersionCommand(), new AHelpCommand(), new NameCheckCommand(), new RevisionCommand(), new AdminWhoCommand(), new ByondCommand(), new KekCommand() };
+			Children = new Command[] { new CheckCommand(), new StatusCommand(), new PRsCommand(), new VersionCommand(), new AHelpCommand(), new NameCheckCommand(), new RevisionCommand(), new AdminWhoCommand(), new ByondCommand(), new KekCommand(), new RelayRestartCommand() };
 		}
 	}
 	class RevisionCommand : ChatCommand
@@ -262,4 +262,22 @@ namespace TGServerService
 			return "<ckey> <message|ticket <close|resolve|icissue|reject|reopen <ticket #>|list>>";
 		}
 	}
+	class RelayRestartCommand : ChatCommand
+	{
+		public RelayRestartCommand()
+		{
+			Keyword = "relayrestart";
+			RequiresAdmin = true;
+		}
+		protected override ExitCode Run(IList<string> parameters)
+		{
+			Instance.InitInterop();
+			return ExitCode.Normal;
+		}
+
+		public override string GetHelpText()
+		{
+			return "Restart the relay listener. This is a massive hack but it'll do for now";
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/TGServerService/Interop.cs b/TGServerService/Interop.cs
index 7a62289d34..c0374bb74c 100644
--- a/TGServerService/Interop.cs
+++ b/TGServerService/Interop.cs
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ namespace TGServerService
 		}
 
 		//Start listening for nudges on the configured port
-		void InitInterop()
+		public void InitInterop()
 		{
 			lock (NudgeLock)
 			{
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ namespace TGServerService
 			catch (Exception e)
 			{
 				TGServerService.WriteError("Nudge handler thread crashed: " + e.ToString(), TGServerService.EventID.NudgeCrash);
+				SendMessage("The relay handler crashed, use relayrestart to restore it! Error: " + e.Message, ChatMessageType.AdminInfo);
 			}
 		}
 	}