diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3e912ee..29a47ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 env:
+  FORCE_JAVASCRIPT_ACTIONS_TO_NODE24: true
   REGISTRY: ghcr.io
   IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}
   DOCKERHUB_IMAGE: gmcintire/towerops-agent
diff --git a/agent.go b/agent.go
index f9c43bc..4f6af1d 100644
--- a/agent.go
+++ b/agent.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 var doSelfUpdate = selfUpdate
 
 var errRestartRequested = fmt.Errorf("restart requested")
+var errChannelReloaded = fmt.Errorf("channel reloaded")
 var joinTimeout = 10 * time.Second
 var heartbeatInterval = 60 * time.Second
 var channelHeartbeatInterval = 25 * time.Second
@@ -320,9 +321,10 @@ func runSession(ctx context.Context, baseURL, token string) error {
 				slog.Warn("invalid message", "error", err)
 				continue
 			}
-			if handleMessage(sessionCtx, msg, pools, snmpResultCh, mikrotikResultCh, credTestResultCh, monitoringCheckCh, checkResultCh, lldpTopologyResultCh) {
+			shouldEnd, endErr := handleMessage(sessionCtx, msg, pools, snmpResultCh, mikrotikResultCh, credTestResultCh, monitoringCheckCh, checkResultCh, lldpTopologyResultCh)
+			if shouldEnd {
 				flushSnmpBatch()
-				return errRestartRequested
+				return endErr
 			}
 
 		case result := <-snmpResultCh:
@@ -382,7 +384,7 @@ func runSession(ctx context.Context, baseURL, token string) error {
 }
 
 // handleMessage dispatches incoming channel messages.
-// Returns true if the session should end (e.g. restart requested).
+// Returns whether the session should end and the reason for reconnecting.
 func handleMessage(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	msg channelMsg,
@@ -393,32 +395,38 @@ func handleMessage(
 	monitoringCheckCh chan<- *pb.MonitoringCheck,
 	checkResultCh chan<- *pb.CheckResult,
 	lldpTopologyResultCh chan<- *pb.LldpTopologyResult,
-) bool {
+) (bool, error) {
 	switch msg.Event {
 	case "phx_reply":
 		slog.Debug("channel reply", "topic", msg.Topic)
 
+	case "phx_error", "phx_close":
+		slog.Warn("phoenix channel ended, reconnecting",
+			"event", msg.Event,
+			"topic", msg.Topic)
+		return true, errChannelReloaded
+
 	case "jobs", "discovery_job", "backup_job":
 		var payload struct {
 			Binary string `json:"binary"`
 		}
 		if err := json.Unmarshal(msg.Payload, &payload); err != nil {
 			slog.Error("decode job payload", "error", err)
-			return false
+			return false, nil
 		}
 		if len(payload.Binary) > maxJobPayloadBytes {
 			slog.Error("job payload too large", "size", len(payload.Binary), "max", maxJobPayloadBytes)
-			return false
+			return false, nil
 		}
 		bin, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(payload.Binary)
 		if err != nil {
 			slog.Error("decode base64", "error", err)
-			return false
+			return false, nil
 		}
 		var jobList pb.AgentJobList
 		if err := proto.Unmarshal(bin, &jobList); err != nil {
 			slog.Error("unmarshal job list", "error", err)
-			return false
+			return false, nil
 		}
 		slog.Info("received jobs", "count", len(jobList.Jobs))
 		for _, job := range jobList.Jobs {
@@ -431,21 +439,21 @@ func handleMessage(
 		}
 		if err := json.Unmarshal(msg.Payload, &payload); err != nil {
 			slog.Error("decode check_jobs payload", "error", err)
-			return false
+			return false, nil
 		}
 		if len(payload.Binary) > maxJobPayloadBytes {
 			slog.Error("check_jobs payload too large", "size", len(payload.Binary), "max", maxJobPayloadBytes)
-			return false
+			return false, nil
 		}
 		bin, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(payload.Binary)
 		if err != nil {
 			slog.Error("decode check_jobs base64", "error", err)
-			return false
+			return false, nil
 		}
 		var checkList pb.CheckList
 		if err := proto.Unmarshal(bin, &checkList); err != nil {
 			slog.Error("unmarshal check list", "error", err)
-			return false
+			return false, nil
 		}
 		slog.Info("received checks", "count", len(checkList.Checks))
 		for _, check := range checkList.Checks {
@@ -454,7 +462,7 @@ func handleMessage(
 
 	case "restart":
 		slog.Info("restart requested by server")
-		return true
+		return true, errRestartRequested
 
 	case "update":
 		var payload struct {
@@ -463,7 +471,7 @@ func handleMessage(
 		}
 		if err := json.Unmarshal(msg.Payload, &payload); err != nil || payload.URL == "" || payload.Checksum == "" {
 			slog.Error("invalid update payload")
-			return false
+			return false, nil
 		}
 		slog.Info("update requested", "url", sanitizeURL(payload.URL))
 		if err := doSelfUpdate(payload.URL, payload.Checksum); err != nil {
@@ -473,7 +481,7 @@ func handleMessage(
 	default:
 		slog.Debug("ignoring event", "event", msg.Event)
 	}
-	return false
+	return false, nil
 }
 
 // jobPools holds the worker pools for each job type.
diff --git a/agent_test.go b/agent_test.go
index 187cfbb..62dac8e 100644
--- a/agent_test.go
+++ b/agent_test.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func TestHandleMessage(t *testing.T) {
 		credCh := make(chan *pb.CredentialTestResult, 1)
 		monCh := make(chan *pb.MonitoringCheck, 1)
 		checkCh := make(chan *pb.CheckResult, 1)
-		handleMessage(context.Background(), channelMsg{Event: "phx_reply", Payload: json.RawMessage(`{}`)}, testPools(t), snmpCh, mtCh, credCh, monCh, checkCh, make(chan *pb.LldpTopologyResult, 1))
+		_, _ = handleMessage(context.Background(), channelMsg{Event: "phx_reply", Payload: json.RawMessage(`{}`)}, testPools(t), snmpCh, mtCh, credCh, monCh, checkCh, make(chan *pb.LldpTopologyResult, 1))
 		// Just verify it doesn't panic
 	})
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func TestHandleMessage(t *testing.T) {
 			SnmpDevice: &pb.SnmpDevice{Ip: "10.0.0.1", Port: 161},
 		})
 
-		handleMessage(context.Background(), channelMsg{Event: "jobs", Payload: payload}, testPools(t), snmpCh, mtCh, credCh, monCh, checkCh, make(chan *pb.LldpTopologyResult, 1))
+		_, _ = handleMessage(context.Background(), channelMsg{Event: "jobs", Payload: payload}, testPools(t), snmpCh, mtCh, credCh, monCh, checkCh, make(chan *pb.LldpTopologyResult, 1))
 		// Wait for goroutine to finish
 		select {
 		case <-snmpCh:
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func TestHandleMessage(t *testing.T) {
 		credCh := make(chan *pb.CredentialTestResult, 1)
 		monCh := make(chan *pb.MonitoringCheck, 1)
 		checkCh := make(chan *pb.CheckResult, 1)
-		handleMessage(context.Background(), channelMsg{Event: "jobs", Payload: json.RawMessage(`not json`)}, testPools(t), snmpCh, mtCh, credCh, monCh, checkCh, make(chan *pb.LldpTopologyResult, 1))
+		_, _ = handleMessage(context.Background(), channelMsg{Event: "jobs", Payload: json.RawMessage(`not json`)}, testPools(t), snmpCh, mtCh, credCh, monCh, checkCh, make(chan *pb.LldpTopologyResult, 1))
 		// Should log error but not panic
 	})
 
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func TestHandleMessage(t *testing.T) {
 		monCh := make(chan *pb.MonitoringCheck, 1)
 		checkCh := make(chan *pb.CheckResult, 1)
 		payload, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]string{"binary": "not-base64!!!"})
-		handleMessage(context.Background(), channelMsg{Event: "jobs", Payload: payload}, testPools(t), snmpCh, mtCh, credCh, monCh, checkCh, make(chan *pb.LldpTopologyResult, 1))
+		_, _ = handleMessage(context.Background(), channelMsg{Event: "jobs", Payload: payload}, testPools(t), snmpCh, mtCh, credCh, monCh, checkCh, make(chan *pb.LldpTopologyResult, 1))
 	})
 
 	t.Run("invalid protobuf", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func TestHandleMessage(t *testing.T) {
 		monCh := make(chan *pb.MonitoringCheck, 1)
 		checkCh := make(chan *pb.CheckResult, 1)
 		payload, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]string{"binary": base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte{0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF})})
-		handleMessage(context.Background(), channelMsg{Event: "jobs", Payload: payload}, testPools(t), snmpCh, mtCh, credCh, monCh, checkCh, make(chan *pb.LldpTopologyResult, 1))
+		_, _ = handleMessage(context.Background(), channelMsg{Event: "jobs", Payload: payload}, testPools(t), snmpCh, mtCh, credCh, monCh, checkCh, make(chan *pb.LldpTopologyResult, 1))
 	})
 
 	t.Run("restart", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -182,11 +182,45 @@ func TestHandleMessage(t *testing.T) {
 		credCh := make(chan *pb.CredentialTestResult, 1)
 		monCh := make(chan *pb.MonitoringCheck, 1)
 		checkCh := make(chan *pb.CheckResult, 1)
-		shouldEnd := handleMessage(context.Background(), channelMsg{Event: "restart", Payload: json.RawMessage(`{}`)}, testPools(t), snmpCh, mtCh, credCh, monCh, checkCh, make(chan *pb.LldpTopologyResult, 1))
+		shouldEnd, reason := handleMessage(context.Background(), channelMsg{Event: "restart", Payload: json.RawMessage(`{}`)}, testPools(t), snmpCh, mtCh, credCh, monCh, checkCh, make(chan *pb.LldpTopologyResult, 1))
 
 		if !shouldEnd {
 			t.Error("expected handleMessage to return true for restart")
 		}
+		if reason != errRestartRequested {
+			t.Fatalf("expected restart reason %v, got %v", errRestartRequested, reason)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("phoenix channel teardown reconnects", func(t *testing.T) {
+		events := []string{"phx_error", "phx_close"}
+
+		for _, event := range events {
+			snmpCh := make(chan *pb.SnmpResult, 1)
+			mtCh := make(chan *pb.MikrotikResult, 1)
+			credCh := make(chan *pb.CredentialTestResult, 1)
+			monCh := make(chan *pb.MonitoringCheck, 1)
+			checkCh := make(chan *pb.CheckResult, 1)
+
+			shouldEnd, reason := handleMessage(
+				context.Background(),
+				channelMsg{Topic: "agent:test", Event: event, Payload: json.RawMessage(`{}`)},
+				testPools(t),
+				snmpCh,
+				mtCh,
+				credCh,
+				monCh,
+				checkCh,
+				make(chan *pb.LldpTopologyResult, 1),
+			)
+
+			if !shouldEnd {
+				t.Fatalf("expected handleMessage to end session for %s", event)
+			}
+			if reason != errChannelReloaded {
+				t.Fatalf("expected reload reason %v for %s, got %v", errChannelReloaded, event, reason)
+			}
+		}
 	})
 
 	t.Run("update success", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -205,7 +239,7 @@ func TestHandleMessage(t *testing.T) {
 		monCh := make(chan *pb.MonitoringCheck, 1)
 		checkCh := make(chan *pb.CheckResult, 1)
 		payload, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]string{"url": "https://example.com/agent", "checksum": "abc123"})
-		handleMessage(context.Background(), channelMsg{Event: "update", Payload: payload}, testPools(t), snmpCh, mtCh, credCh, monCh, checkCh, make(chan *pb.LldpTopologyResult, 1))
+		_, _ = handleMessage(context.Background(), channelMsg{Event: "update", Payload: payload}, testPools(t), snmpCh, mtCh, credCh, monCh, checkCh, make(chan *pb.LldpTopologyResult, 1))
 
 		if calledURL != "https://example.com/agent" {
 			t.Errorf("expected update URL %q, got %q", "https://example.com/agent", calledURL)
@@ -229,7 +263,7 @@ func TestHandleMessage(t *testing.T) {
 		checkCh := make(chan *pb.CheckResult, 1)
 		// Missing URL field
 		payload, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]string{"checksum": "abc123"})
-		handleMessage(context.Background(), channelMsg{Event: "update", Payload: payload}, testPools(t), snmpCh, mtCh, credCh, monCh, checkCh, make(chan *pb.LldpTopologyResult, 1))
+		_, _ = handleMessage(context.Background(), channelMsg{Event: "update", Payload: payload}, testPools(t), snmpCh, mtCh, credCh, monCh, checkCh, make(chan *pb.LldpTopologyResult, 1))
 
 		if called {
 			t.Error("selfUpdate should not be called with empty URL")
@@ -250,7 +284,7 @@ func TestHandleMessage(t *testing.T) {
 		monCh := make(chan *pb.MonitoringCheck, 1)
 		checkCh := make(chan *pb.CheckResult, 1)
 		payload, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]string{"url": "https://example.com/agent", "checksum": "abc123"})
-		handleMessage(context.Background(), channelMsg{Event: "update", Payload: payload}, testPools(t), snmpCh, mtCh, credCh, monCh, checkCh, make(chan *pb.LldpTopologyResult, 1))
+		_, _ = handleMessage(context.Background(), channelMsg{Event: "update", Payload: payload}, testPools(t), snmpCh, mtCh, credCh, monCh, checkCh, make(chan *pb.LldpTopologyResult, 1))
 		// Should log error but not panic
 	})
 
@@ -270,7 +304,7 @@ func TestHandleMessage(t *testing.T) {
 		monCh := make(chan *pb.MonitoringCheck, 1)
 		checkCh := make(chan *pb.CheckResult, 1)
 		payload, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]string{"url": "https://example.com/agent"})
-		handleMessage(context.Background(), channelMsg{Event: "update", Payload: payload}, testPools(t), snmpCh, mtCh, credCh, monCh, checkCh, make(chan *pb.LldpTopologyResult, 1))
+		_, _ = handleMessage(context.Background(), channelMsg{Event: "update", Payload: payload}, testPools(t), snmpCh, mtCh, credCh, monCh, checkCh, make(chan *pb.LldpTopologyResult, 1))
 
 		if called {
 			t.Error("selfUpdate should not be called with empty checksum")
@@ -283,7 +317,7 @@ func TestHandleMessage(t *testing.T) {
 		credCh := make(chan *pb.CredentialTestResult, 1)
 		monCh := make(chan *pb.MonitoringCheck, 1)
 		checkCh := make(chan *pb.CheckResult, 1)
-		handleMessage(context.Background(), channelMsg{Event: "some_unknown_event", Payload: json.RawMessage(`{}`)}, testPools(t), snmpCh, mtCh, credCh, monCh, checkCh, make(chan *pb.LldpTopologyResult, 1))
+		_, _ = handleMessage(context.Background(), channelMsg{Event: "some_unknown_event", Payload: json.RawMessage(`{}`)}, testPools(t), snmpCh, mtCh, credCh, monCh, checkCh, make(chan *pb.LldpTopologyResult, 1))
 		// Should just log and not panic
 	})
 
@@ -300,7 +334,7 @@ func TestHandleMessage(t *testing.T) {
 		credCh := make(chan *pb.CredentialTestResult, 1)
 		monCh := make(chan *pb.MonitoringCheck, 1)
 		checkCh := make(chan *pb.CheckResult, 1)
-		handleMessage(context.Background(), channelMsg{Event: "check_jobs", Payload: payload}, testPools(t), snmpCh, mtCh, credCh, monCh, checkCh, make(chan *pb.LldpTopologyResult, 1))
+		_, _ = handleMessage(context.Background(), channelMsg{Event: "check_jobs", Payload: payload}, testPools(t), snmpCh, mtCh, credCh, monCh, checkCh, make(chan *pb.LldpTopologyResult, 1))
 		select {
 		case <-checkCh:
 		case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
@@ -314,7 +348,7 @@ func TestHandleMessage(t *testing.T) {
 		credCh := make(chan *pb.CredentialTestResult, 1)
 		monCh := make(chan *pb.MonitoringCheck, 1)
 		checkCh := make(chan *pb.CheckResult, 1)
-		handleMessage(context.Background(), channelMsg{Event: "check_jobs", Payload: json.RawMessage(`not json`)}, testPools(t), snmpCh, mtCh, credCh, monCh, checkCh, make(chan *pb.LldpTopologyResult, 1))
+		_, _ = handleMessage(context.Background(), channelMsg{Event: "check_jobs", Payload: json.RawMessage(`not json`)}, testPools(t), snmpCh, mtCh, credCh, monCh, checkCh, make(chan *pb.LldpTopologyResult, 1))
 		// Should log error but not panic
 	})
 
@@ -325,7 +359,7 @@ func TestHandleMessage(t *testing.T) {
 		monCh := make(chan *pb.MonitoringCheck, 1)
 		checkCh := make(chan *pb.CheckResult, 1)
 		payload, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]string{"binary": "not-base64!!!"})
-		handleMessage(context.Background(), channelMsg{Event: "check_jobs", Payload: payload}, testPools(t), snmpCh, mtCh, credCh, monCh, checkCh, make(chan *pb.LldpTopologyResult, 1))
+		_, _ = handleMessage(context.Background(), channelMsg{Event: "check_jobs", Payload: payload}, testPools(t), snmpCh, mtCh, credCh, monCh, checkCh, make(chan *pb.LldpTopologyResult, 1))
 		// Should log error but not panic
 	})
 
@@ -336,7 +370,7 @@ func TestHandleMessage(t *testing.T) {
 		monCh := make(chan *pb.MonitoringCheck, 1)
 		checkCh := make(chan *pb.CheckResult, 1)
 		payload, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]string{"binary": base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte{0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF})})
-		handleMessage(context.Background(), channelMsg{Event: "check_jobs", Payload: payload}, testPools(t), snmpCh, mtCh, credCh, monCh, checkCh, make(chan *pb.LldpTopologyResult, 1))
+		_, _ = handleMessage(context.Background(), channelMsg{Event: "check_jobs", Payload: payload}, testPools(t), snmpCh, mtCh, credCh, monCh, checkCh, make(chan *pb.LldpTopologyResult, 1))
 		// Should log error but not panic
 	})
 
@@ -363,7 +397,7 @@ func TestHandleMessage(t *testing.T) {
 			JobType:    pb.JobType_DISCOVER,
 			SnmpDevice: &pb.SnmpDevice{Ip: "10.0.0.1"},
 		})
-		handleMessage(context.Background(), channelMsg{Event: "discovery_job", Payload: payload}, testPools(t), snmpCh, mtCh, credCh, monCh, checkCh, make(chan *pb.LldpTopologyResult, 1))
+		_, _ = handleMessage(context.Background(), channelMsg{Event: "discovery_job", Payload: payload}, testPools(t), snmpCh, mtCh, credCh, monCh, checkCh, make(chan *pb.LldpTopologyResult, 1))
 		select {
 		case <-snmpCh:
 		case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
@@ -391,7 +425,7 @@ func TestHandleMessage(t *testing.T) {
 			JobType:        pb.JobType_MIKROTIK,
 			MikrotikDevice: &pb.MikrotikDevice{Ip: "10.0.0.1", SshPort: 22, Username: "admin", Password: "pass"},
 		})
-		handleMessage(context.Background(), channelMsg{Event: "backup_job", Payload: payload}, testPools(t), snmpCh, mtCh, credCh, monCh, checkCh, make(chan *pb.LldpTopologyResult, 1))
+		_, _ = handleMessage(context.Background(), channelMsg{Event: "backup_job", Payload: payload}, testPools(t), snmpCh, mtCh, credCh, monCh, checkCh, make(chan *pb.LldpTopologyResult, 1))
 		select {
 		case result := <-mtCh:
 			if result.Error != "" {
@@ -415,7 +449,7 @@ func TestHandleMessageRejectsOversizedPayload(t *testing.T) {
 	encoded := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(oversized)
 	payload, _ := json.Marshal(map[string]string{"binary": encoded})
 
-	handleMessage(context.Background(), channelMsg{Event: "jobs", Payload: payload}, testPools(t), snmpCh, mtCh, credCh, monCh, checkCh, make(chan *pb.LldpTopologyResult, 1))
+	_, _ = handleMessage(context.Background(), channelMsg{Event: "jobs", Payload: payload}, testPools(t), snmpCh, mtCh, credCh, monCh, checkCh, make(chan *pb.LldpTopologyResult, 1))
 
 	// Verify no jobs were dispatched
 	select {