diff --git a/src/server.tsx b/src/server.tsx
index 8339f1d..c0c1659 100644
--- a/src/server.tsx
+++ b/src/server.tsx
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "production") {
 
 await initNoseDir()
 initCommands()
-initWebapps()
+await initWebapps()
 initSneakers()
 
 console.log(color.cyan(NOSE_ICON))
diff --git a/src/webapp/server.ts b/src/webapp/server.ts
index e3d3e75..2c8a39d 100644
--- a/src/webapp/server.ts
+++ b/src/webapp/server.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ export type Handler = (r: Context) => string | Child | Response | Promise<Respon
 export type App = Hono | Handler
 
 const processes = new Map<string, { port: string, proc: ReturnType<typeof Bun.spawn> }>()
+const restarting = new Set<string>()
 
-export function initWebapps() {
+export async function initWebapps() {
+    await startSubprocs()
     startWatcher()
 }
 
@@ -45,10 +47,11 @@ export async function serveApp(c: Context, subdomain: string): Promise<Response>
 }
 
 async function startApp(name: string): Promise<string | undefined> {
+    if (isStaticApp(name)) return
+
     const existing = processes.get(name)
     if (existing) return existing.port
 
-
     const port = String(4000 + processes.size)
     const proc = Bun.spawn({
         cmd: [BUN_BIN, "run", "src/webapp/worker.ts", name],
@@ -58,9 +61,9 @@ async function startApp(name: string): Promise<string | undefined> {
     })
 
     processes.set(name, { port, proc })
-    proc.exited.then(() => processes.delete(name))
+    proc.exited.then(() => restartApp(name))
 
-    await Bun.sleep(50)
+    await Bun.sleep(100) // give it time before first request
 
     return port
 }
@@ -83,6 +86,28 @@ async function shutdown() {
     process.exit(0)
 }
 
+async function restartApp(name: string) {
+    if (restarting.has(name)) return
+    restarting.add(name)
+
+    console.log(`[child:${name}]`, "restarting")
+    const existing = processes.get(name)
+    if (existing) {
+        try { existing.proc.kill() } catch { }
+        processes.delete(name)
+    }
+
+    await Bun.sleep(200) // give bun time to release the port
+    restarting.delete(name)
+    await startApp(name)
+}
+
+async function startSubprocs() {
+    const list = apps()
+    await Promise.all(list.map(app => startApp(app)))
+}
+
+
 let wwwWatcher
 function startWatcher() {
     if (!expectDir(NOSE_DIR)) return
@@ -90,6 +115,10 @@ function startWatcher() {
     wwwWatcher = watch(NOSE_DIR, { recursive: true }, async (event, filename) => {
         if (!filename) return
 
+        const [appName,] = filename.split("/")
+        if (appName && !filename.includes("/pub/"))
+            restartApp(appName)
+
         if (/^.+\/index\.tsx?$/.test(filename))
             sendAll({ type: "apps", data: apps() })
     })