diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3809d59b..14aa12c3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ### Features
 
 * Added messages.delete event
+* Added restart instance endpoint
 
 ### Fixed
  
diff --git a/src/whatsapp/controllers/instance.controller.ts b/src/whatsapp/controllers/instance.controller.ts
index 8bb35e35..cf8678c1 100644
--- a/src/whatsapp/controllers/instance.controller.ts
+++ b/src/whatsapp/controllers/instance.controller.ts
@@ -357,24 +357,8 @@ export class InstanceController {
     try {
       this.logger.verbose('requested restartInstance from ' + instanceName + ' instance');
 
-      this.logger.verbose('deleting instance: ' + instanceName);
-      delete this.waMonitor.waInstances[instanceName];
-
-      this.logger.verbose('creating instance: ' + instanceName);
-      const instance = new WAStartupService(
-        this.configService,
-        this.eventEmitter,
-        this.repository,
-        this.cache,
-      );
-
-      instance.instanceName = instanceName;
-
-      this.logger.verbose('instance: ' + instance.instanceName + ' created');
-
-      this.logger.verbose('connecting instance: ' + instanceName);
-      await instance.connectToWhatsapp();
-      this.waMonitor.waInstances[instance.instanceName] = instance;
+      this.logger.verbose('logging out instance: ' + instanceName);
+      this.waMonitor.waInstances[instanceName]?.client?.ws?.close();
 
       return { error: false, message: 'Instance restarted' };
     } catch (error) {
diff --git a/src/whatsapp/services/whatsapp.service.ts b/src/whatsapp/services/whatsapp.service.ts
index 98ad8d17..360c8905 100644
--- a/src/whatsapp/services/whatsapp.service.ts
+++ b/src/whatsapp/services/whatsapp.service.ts
@@ -1111,7 +1111,6 @@ export class WAStartupService {
     },
 
     'messages.update': async (args: WAMessageUpdate[], database: Database) => {
-      console.log(args);
       this.logger.verbose('Event received: messages.update');
       const status: Record<number, wa.StatusMessage> = {
         0: 'ERROR',
@@ -1337,7 +1336,6 @@ export class WAStartupService {
 
     const numberReplace = number.replace(/[^0-9]/g, '');
 
-    console.log('number', numberReplace);
     if (numberReplace.includes('@g.us') || numberReplace.includes('@s.whatsapp.net')) {
       this.logger.verbose('Number already contains @g.us or @s.whatsapp.net');
       return numberReplace;
@@ -1507,7 +1505,6 @@ export class WAStartupService {
         }
 
         if (message['conversation']) {
-          console.log(message['conversation']);
           this.logger.verbose('Sending message');
           return await this.client.sendMessage(
             sender,