diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Api/Models/Internal/DreamDaemonLaunchParameters.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Api/Models/Internal/DreamDaemonLaunchParameters.cs
index b1f3496329..5e79d35cff 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Api/Models/Internal/DreamDaemonLaunchParameters.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Api/Models/Internal/DreamDaemonLaunchParameters.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+using System;
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
 
 namespace Tgstation.Server.Api.Models.Internal
 {
@@ -36,5 +37,17 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Api.Models.Internal
 		/// </summary>
 		[Required]
 		public uint? StartupTimeout { get; set; }
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Check if we match a given set of <paramref name="otherParameters"/>
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="otherParameters">The <see cref="DreamDaemonLaunchParameters"/> to compare against</param>
+		/// <returns><see langword="true"/> if they match, <see langword="false"/> otherwise</returns>
+		public bool Match(DreamDaemonLaunchParameters otherParameters) =>
+			AllowWebClient == otherParameters.AllowWebClient
+				&& SecurityLevel == otherParameters.SecurityLevel
+				&& PrimaryPort == otherParameters.PrimaryPort
+				&& SecondaryPort == otherParameters.SecondaryPort
+				&& StartupTimeout == otherParameters.StartupTimeout;
 	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog/Watchdog.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog/Watchdog.cs
index 412612e49c..6bee502b02 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog/Watchdog.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog/Watchdog.cs
@@ -617,6 +617,8 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Watchdog
 		{
 			using (await SemaphoreSlimContext.Lock(semaphore, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false))
 			{
+				if (launchParameters.Match(ActiveLaunchParameters))
+					return;
 				ActiveLaunchParameters = launchParameters;
 				if (Running)
 					//queue an update
@@ -780,6 +782,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Watchdog
 		/// <inheritdoc />
 		public async Task<WatchdogLaunchResult> Restart(bool graceful, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
 		{
+			logger.LogTrace("Begin Restart. Graceful: {0}", graceful);
 			using (await SemaphoreSlimContext.Lock(semaphore, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false))
 			{
 				if (!graceful || !Running)