diff --git a/app/Jobs/RestartProxyJob.php b/app/Jobs/RestartProxyJob.php
index f4554519f..96c66ccde 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/RestartProxyJob.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/RestartProxyJob.php
@@ -46,9 +46,11 @@ public function handle()
             // listener that handles UI updates and Traefik version checks
             $activity = StartProxy::run($this->server, force: true, restarting: true);
 
-            // Store activity ID for reference
+            // Store activity ID and dispatch event with it so UI can open activity monitor
             if ($activity && is_object($activity)) {
                 $this->activity_id = $activity->id;
+                // Dispatch event with activity ID so the UI can show logs
+                ProxyStatusChangedUI::dispatch($this->server->team_id, $this->activity_id);
             }
 
         } catch (\Throwable $e) {
diff --git a/app/Livewire/Server/Navbar.php b/app/Livewire/Server/Navbar.php
index f630f0813..17c30e0f8 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Server/Navbar.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Server/Navbar.php
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ class Navbar extends Component
 
     public ?string $lastNotifiedStatus = null;
 
+    public bool $restartInitiated = false;
+
     public function getListeners()
     {
         $teamId = auth()->user()->currentTeam()->id;
@@ -65,11 +67,22 @@ public function restart()
         try {
             $this->authorize('manageProxy', $this->server);
 
+            // Prevent duplicate restart messages (e.g., from double-click or re-render)
+            if ($this->restartInitiated) {
+                return;
+            }
+            $this->restartInitiated = true;
+
             // Always use background job for all servers
             RestartProxyJob::dispatch($this->server);
-            $this->dispatch('info', 'Proxy restart initiated. Monitor progress in activity logs.');
+            $this->dispatch('info', 'Proxy restart initiated.');
+
+            // Reset the flag after a short delay to allow future restarts
+            $this->restartInitiated = false;
 
         } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            $this->restartInitiated = false;
+
             return handleError($e, $this);
         }
     }