diff --git a/build/Version.props b/build/Version.props
index 43a29c4998..5f97310783 100644
--- a/build/Version.props
+++ b/build/Version.props
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <!-- Integration tests will ensure they match across the board -->
   <Import Project="ControlPanelVersion.props" />
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TgsCoreVersion>4.6.2</TgsCoreVersion>
+    <TgsCoreVersion>4.6.3</TgsCoreVersion>
     <TgsConfigVersion>2.1.1</TgsConfigVersion>
     <TgsApiVersion>7.4.0</TgsApiVersion>
     <TgsClientVersion>8.4.0</TgsClientVersion>
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/DreamDaemonController.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/DreamDaemonController.cs
index 1c97a4a071..0170f9003e 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/DreamDaemonController.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/DreamDaemonController.cs
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Controllers
 					// run this second because current may be modified by it
 					await watchdog.ChangeSettings(current, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-					if (!oldSoftRestart && model.SoftRestart == true)
+					if (!oldSoftRestart && model.SoftRestart == true && watchdog.Status == WatchdogStatus.Online)
 						await watchdog.Restart(true, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 					else if (!oldSoftShutdown && model.SoftShutdown == true)
 						await watchdog.Terminate(true, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);