diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/mod_sofia.c b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/mod_sofia.c
index e25d2b8c7c..87daf4a0c0 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/mod_sofia.c
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/mod_sofia.c
@@ -953,7 +953,11 @@ static switch_status_t cmd_profile(char **argv, int argc, switch_stream_handle_t
 	if (!strcasecmp(argv[1], "stop")) {
 		sofia_clear_pflag_locked(profile, PFLAG_RUNNING);
 		stream->write_function(stream, "stopping: %s", profile->name);
-	} 
+	} else if (!strcasecmp(argv[1], "restart")) {
+		sofia_set_pflag_locked(profile, PFLAG_RESPAWN);
+		sofia_clear_pflag_locked(profile, PFLAG_RUNNING);
+		stream->write_function(stream, "restarting: %s", profile->name);
+	}
 
 	if (profile) {
 		switch_thread_rwlock_unlock(profile->rwlock);
diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/mod_sofia.h b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/mod_sofia.h
index c42c5f83e4..d4b2ec4e4a 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/mod_sofia.h
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/mod_sofia.h
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ typedef enum {
 	PFLAG_PASS_RFC2833 = (1 << 5),
 	PFLAG_DISABLE_TRANSCODING = (1 << 6),
 	PFLAG_REWRITE_TIMESTAMPS = (1 << 7),
-	PFLAG_RUNNING = (1 << 8)
+	PFLAG_RUNNING = (1 << 8),
+	PFLAG_RESPAWN = (1 << 9)
 } PFLAGS;
 
 typedef enum {
diff --git a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c
index cb5533fbd6..90ed89433e 100644
--- a/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c
+++ b/src/mod/endpoints/mod_sofia/sofia.c
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ void *SWITCH_THREAD_FUNC sofia_profile_thread_run(switch_thread_t *thread, void
 	uint32_t ireg_loops = 0;
 	uint32_t gateway_loops = 0;
 	switch_event_t *s_event;
-
+	
 	switch_mutex_lock(mod_sofia_globals.mutex);
 	mod_sofia_globals.threads++;
 	switch_mutex_unlock(mod_sofia_globals.mutex);
@@ -384,6 +384,10 @@ void *SWITCH_THREAD_FUNC sofia_profile_thread_run(switch_thread_t *thread, void
 	sofia_glue_del_profile(profile);
 
 	switch_thread_rwlock_unlock(profile->rwlock);
+
+	if (sofia_test_pflag(profile, PFLAG_RESPAWN)) {
+		config_sofia(1, profile->name);
+	}
 	
 	switch_core_destroy_memory_pool(&pool);
 
@@ -869,6 +873,7 @@ switch_status_t config_sofia(int reload, char *profile_name)
 											parse_gateways(profile, gateways_tag);
 										}
 									}
+									switch_xml_free(droot);
 								}
 							}
 							sofia_glue_add_profile(switch_core_strdup(profile->pool, dname), profile);